A. After watching the “Montgomery Bus Boycott” it was obvious that the relevant law that was being depicted was the laws that were for racial segregation. This was a protest against racial segregation in 1955 through 1956. It all started when Rosa Parks refused to give her seat on the bus to a white man. She was sick of all the segregation that was happening in Montgomery. The black people were not just dealing with having to sit in the back of the bus, but also they had to give up their seats if there was no more seats available when a white person got on. ED Nixon started a bus boycott to end segregation. He did not want his children to have to deal with the issues he had been dealing with. He also came to term that is was not fair that he had to deal with this either. With the help of Martin Luther King Jr. they made it possible for blacks to sit wherever they wanted to on a bus, and ended …show more content…
There was a lot of ethical principles and values that were motivating the protestors. The blacks were sick of living the way they were. The thing that motivated the protestors the most was the bus boycott. Ed Nixon, Rosa Parks, and Martin Luther King Jr. knew something had to change. All they wanted was freedom and equality. They were sick of fearing segregation, and they no longer did, because everyone worked together to put a stop to it. In the video it stated a white person saying this, “Negar didn’t you know it was easier to ride the bus then to walk.” Georgia Gilmore and other people were not going to let this stop them. Even though it was easier to take a bus then to walk they wanted to prove a point. With love, motivation, and respect not only for themselves, but for others in the community they were going to stick to their believes that they felt strongly about. What was motivating them the most was the hope to one day be able to do the same things a white person was able to do. With drive, love and a lot of hard work there was no more segregation on the