In 1955 The Montgomery bus boycott took place, this consisted of African Americans refusing to get on busses in Montgomery due to unfair treatment of white passengers.. This lasted from December 5, 1955 when Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving up her seat until December 20, 1956. Many protesters were arrested but made a unforgettable change and accomplishment in history.
Other people were arrested for similar actions but on December 1, 1955 Rosa Parks took the bus home from work in Montgomery, Which really sparked the boycotts.She was sitting down and was in the white area; the bus began to fill up, the driver told the black people to move back in order to make room for a white passenger. She refused to move this resulted in