Montgomery bus Montgomery bus boycottboycottAdam BylundAdam Bylund

Jordan LesewskiJordan Lesewski

Matt JellumMatt Jellum

What is it?What is it?

Montgomery bus boycott was a plan Montgomery bus boycott was a plan called for African Americans to refuse to called for African Americans to refuse to use the entire bus system until the bus use the entire bus system until the bus company agreed to change its company agreed to change its segregation policy.segregation policy.

Who is rosa parks?Who is rosa parks?

Rosa parks is a seamstress who had Rosa parks is a seamstress who had been secretary of Montgomery NAACP been secretary of Montgomery NAACP for 12 years.for 12 years.

Rosa parks on the bus.

What is rosa parks story?What is rosa parks story? Rosa parks story of the Montgomery bus Rosa parks story of the Montgomery bus

boycott event was that she took a seat in the boycott event was that she took a seat in the middle section of a bus, where both African middle section of a bus, where both African Americans and whites sit. When a white man Americans and whites sit. When a white man got on and had no seat the bus driver got on and had no seat the bus driver ordered parks to give up her seat, but she ordered parks to give up her seat, but she refused even when threatened arrest. At the refused even when threatened arrest. At the next stop police seized her and ordered her next stop police seized her and ordered her to stand trial for violating segregation laws.to stand trial for violating segregation laws.

Is rosa parks still alive?Is rosa parks still alive?

Died on October 25Died on October 25thth 2005 2005

What did the boycott What did the boycott lead to?lead to?

It produced a new generation of African It produced a new generation of African American leaders and introduced non-American leaders and introduced non-violent protests as a means of achieving violent protests as a means of achieving equality.equality.

What impact did boycott What impact did boycott have on African American & have on African American & white people?white people?

It helped get rid of segregation against It helped get rid of segregation against African Americans.African Americans.

Other forms of protestOther forms of protest

Sit-inSit-in-the congress of racial equality -the congress of racial equality (core) created the sit-in in 1943 to (core) created the sit-in in 1943 to desegregate the jack spratt coffee house desegregate the jack spratt coffee house in chicago.in chicago.