Montgomery Bus Boycott
Storyboard Description
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a civil rights protest during which African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama, to protest segregated seating.
Storyboard Text
- December 1,1955
- I'm tired ! My feet are killing me !!!!!
- December 1, 1955
- I refuse to move! I am a hard worker and I'm tired!
- Hey You! Get out of the seat NOW!!!
- December 1,1955
- What did I do ?
- You are under arrest!
- After a long day of working, a woman named Rosa Parks was exhausted and was ready to go home.
- December 4, 1955
- This is outrageous!!!!!!!!!!!!
- As Rosa Parks entered the bus, she decided to take a seat in the front of the bus. This was uncommon since she was an African American Female. A white man rudely asked her to move, and Rosa Parks did not want to move at all.
- December 5,1955
- The police escorted her off of the segregated bus and arrested her for refusing to give up her seat to a white man.
- December 20,1955
- YAYYY JUSTICE!
- The NAACP and the African American community came together and decided that it was time for a change. They decide to boycott all public transportation.
- We should do something!!
- A BOYCOOTT!!!!
- December 5th is when the community decided to start the boycott. Instead of using public transportation, they walked.
- The government was loosing a horrible amount of money due to the boycott. They decided that segregation on public transportation was unconstitutional. The boycott ended!
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