In the 1950's, most African Americans used the public transportation system to move about cities and get to work. In fact, about 75% of the people who rode the bus were African Americans. That all changed in 1955 when the group staged a mass protest against unfair treatment on the buses.
Click on the File "381 Days of Montgomery Bus Boycott". This document has images and information about the boycott and what the results were.
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