12 Incredible Facts About The Montgomery Bus Boycott
Segregation Laws Rule the South 4 Rosa Parks Says No 6 The Popular South Jackson Line Is Empty 8 Montgomery Police Follow Buses 10 Martin Luther King Jr Takes a Stand 12 Black Community Continues Bus Boycott 14 Rolling Churches Drive Boycotters to Work 16 Bus Line Refuses Boycott Demands 18 The White Citizens Council Opposes Boycott 20 KKK Violence Erupts in Montgomery 22 Grand Jury Indicts Community Leaders 24 Bus Boycotters Lead the Way to Civil Rights 26 12 Key Dates 28 Glossary 30 For More Information 31 Index 32 About the Author 32 TABLE OF CONTENTS
In 1868 the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution became law It said that all citizens including former slaves had the right to be protected by US laws But many white people in the South did not agree They passed laws of their own These laws forced black people to live separately from white people Black people could not use the same schools restaurants or bathrooms as white people This kind of separation is called segregation Southern states with segregation laws included CLAUDETTE COLVIN On March 2 1955 15-year-old Claudette Colvin took a stand She refused to give up her seat for white passengers in Montgomery The bus driver called the police Colvin was dragged off the bus and arrested A judge convicted her of assaulting the police She was one of several young black people who challenged segregation laws by refusing to give up their seats on buses Some taxicabs served only white passengers SEGREGATION LAWS RULE THE SOUTH 1 4
12 Incredible Facts About The Montgomery Bus Boycott
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By: Lois Sepahban
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Published by: 12-Story Library provided by Amicus, part of The Creative Company
