when did the montgomery bus boycott occur
HISTORY OF THE MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT. On December 1, 1955 Rosa Parks, a 40 year old black seamstress, was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white man on the bus. ...the only tired I was, was tired of giving in, says Rosa Parks.
Negroes' Most Urgent Needs was submitted to the Montgomery City Council in 1955 prior to the Montgomery bus boycott. Transportation, housing, public parks and fair hiring practices are a few areas in which representatives demanded answers.