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Montgomery Bus Boycott

Freedman (80) asserts that the Montgomery Bus boycott in the mid 50’s happened at the time when the civil rights activism was at the peak.

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Montgomery Bus Boycott Introduction Freedman (80) asserts that the Montgomery Bus boycott in the mid 50’s happened at the time when the civil rights activism was at the peak. The origin of the movement perhaps started earlier than the official December 1st 1955 date when it officially started. This was when Rosa Parks refused to obey the given rules of sitting in designated segment for black people in a bus in 1943. It can be justified that the methods chosen by the participants were the best because of the mood prevailing at that time was for change. The methods of civil disobedience though not legal at that moment, were effective as ...





... to react at the slightest provocation. It was also noted that the authorities being aware of such practices failed to act on them. World over the purpose of the demonstrations and go slows is to make the ones at the helm to intervene and correct circumstances that are prevailing. Such actions may be criticized from all angles but can be justified given the circumstances.
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