Bus Boycott

In the late 1950’s, Martin Luther King led the Montgomery Bus Boycott. During the 1950’s buses in the southern part of the United States were segregated between whites and blacks. Many African American found this very offensive and decided to boycott the bus system. African Americans worked together by carpooling, taking taxis, and walking together to work. At first the movement was small, but it grew with the help of leaders such as Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. The Montgomery Bus Boycott turned out to be one of the most influential movements in history and was important to the Civil Rights movements led by Martin Luther King.