Montgomery Bus Boycott

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/montgomery-bus-boycott

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location of boycott?Montgomery, Alabama, United States
2. What is the start date of boycott?December 5, 1955
3. Why did Rosa Parks get arrested?Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger. She was a seamstress and a civil‑rights activist, and her stand became a powerful symbol of resistance.
4. How did the people in Montgomery stop using the buses?People walked, biked, or used a car‑pool system that the Montgomery Improvement Association organized. Churches helped spread the word and give support, so everyone could get to work or school without using the buses.

Jim Crow Laws: State and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States.
Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA): An organization formed to lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott, with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as its president.
Nonviolent Direct Action: A method of achieving social or political goals through symbolic protests, civil disobedience, and other nonviolent means.
Browder v. Gayle: The federal court case that challenged bus segregation in Montgomery, leading to the Supreme Court's ruling.