Montgomery Bus Boycott
Reason for Event:
Jo Ann Robinson
Jo Ann Robinson, E.D. Nixon, and Ralph Abernathy formed the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) to protest against the arrest of Rosa Parks.
E.D. Nixon
Jo Ann Robinson, E.D. Nixon, and Ralph Abernathy formed the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) to protest against the arrest of Rosa Parks.
Ralph Abernathy
Jo Ann Robinson, E.D. Nixon, and Ralph Abernathy formed the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) to protest against the arrest of Rosa Parks.
Rosa Parks
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Montgomery Bus Boycott
- Bicycles
- Church vehicles
- A friend's car
- Family car
Thursday, May 12, 2016, 02:00 PM
Montomery, AL
Additional Info
- Many of African American people have been arrested for just refusing their seat to a white people.
- African American people are forced to sit on the back of buses and are not allowed to sit up front.
What is the Purpose?
- The purpose of this event is to convince African American people to stop taking the bus and take other forms of transportation.
Effects:
- We are trying to force buses to desegregate and will not stop until all of them have desegregated, their profits will go down and will have no other option but to desegregate buses.