dec 5, 1955 - Montgomery Bus Boycott
Description:
was a civil rights protest during which African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama, to protest segregated seating. Four days before the boycott began, Rosa Parks, an African American woman, was arrested and fined for refusing to yield her bus seat to a white man.Added to timeline:
Date:
dec 5, 1955
Now
~ 69 years ago