On This Day in Black History: Dec. 5, 1955 The Montgomery Bus boycott

The Montgomery Bus boycott began on Dec. 5, 1955, setting the stage for desegregation in public transportation.

The Montgomery Bus Boycott was one of the influential developments of the civil rights movement. It was a social protest that led to the end of segregation in public transportation while propelling into renown such figures as Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr.

The protest began on Dec. 5, 1955, four days after Rosa Parks, an African-American woman, refused to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery bus. She was arrested and fined.

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