US EditionOn This Day, Dec. 5: Black Americans declare boycott of Montgomery, Ala., buses
The boycott followed Rosa Parks' arrest for refusing to give up her seat, marking an early civil rights protest demanding equal treatment on public buses.
- On Dec. 5, 1955, Rosa Parks' arrest prompted a boycott of Montgomery, Ala., city buses by Black residents demanding equal seating.
- Parks, the local NAACP secretary, hosted NAACP Youth Council meetings at her apartment where activists prepared flyers and organized young protesters.
- An estimated 40,000 Black residents stayed off city buses, using walking, car pools or Black-owned cabs despite segregation rules on Montgomery buses reserving front seats for white people.
- The boycott is widely considered the beginning of the modern Civil Rights Movement and a model for sustained nonviolent protest, requiring exceptional discipline and unity among participants.
- Organizers will convene a Youth Call to Action Summit at the Rosa Parks Library & Museum on December 6 to launch a 381-day youth-led campaign organized by SYLDI.
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Timeline: The History Of The Montgomery Bus Boycott
Source: Don Cravens / Getty Dec. 5, 1955, marks the anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, one of the most pivotal moments in the American Civil Rights Movement. It demonstrated how collective action, strategic planning, and unwavering courage can transform a nation. What began as a local protest against racial injustice soon evolved into a 13-month struggle that gained international attention, propelled new leaders into the national spotlig…
On This Day, Dec. 5: Black Americans declare boycott of Montgomery, Ala., buses
On Dec. 5, 1955, in one of the early civil rights actions in the South, Black Americans declared a boycott of city buses in Montgomery, Ala., demanding seating on an equal basis with white people.
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