Was the Montgomery Bus Boycott really that prominent to the Civil Rights Movement? Montgomery Bus Boycott was a overall protest against the bus system in Montgomery, Alabama by leaders of civil rights and supporters that led to a 1956 Supreme Court determination that segregation on buses were unconstitutional. Due to the Montgomery Bus Boycott it led up to a 1956 Supreme Court stating that Montgomery’s segregation laws on buses were unconstitutional. If Rosa Parks would have gave up her seat on that Montgomery public bus then many black Americans couldn’t have the equal rights as the other Americans in this country. Rosa Parks was bold and presented no signs of fear by not giving her seat up to a white male. Because of her lack of fear it led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott which…show more content… The African Americans in the 1950’s lived in a culture where white people had total control over virtually every part of life as stated by (Graetz, 55). (Graetz 61), said that “whites wielded virtually all political and economic power. “Negroes had little or no influence in critical decisions regarding their own lives.” The boycott caused many hardships, African Americans in Montgomery were mistreated and abused. “At least 30,000 African Americans refused to ride the Montgomery buses,” as stated by (Miller, 14). Dr. King said that “We are here to say to those who have mistreated us that we are tired of being humiliated. Democracy gives us the right to protest our rights,” (Miller, 14). On November 13, 1956 bus segregation was deemed illegal by the United States Supreme Court all because of Rosa Parks’ fearless act on the Montgomery segregated bus according to britannica.com.She learned three things that were very important lessons that “Change takes time, Change takes strength, and Change takes the help of others.” (Pinkney,
