write a 3-5 sentence description of the event. Please include the date/ year it happened. Be detailed and USE YOUR OWD WORDS. (parenthetical citation of source you used to get this info)
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a pivotal event in the civil rights movement that took place from December 5, 1955, to December 20, 1956. The boycott was sparked by the arrest of Rosa Parks, an African American woman who refused to give up her seat to a white person on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. In response, the African American community organized a year-long boycott of the city's public transportation system, led by civil rights leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. The boycott ultimately led to the desegregation of buses in Montgomery and became a symbol of the power of nonviolent protest in the fight against racial segregation. (History.com)
