The incident involving Rosa Parks led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which lasted a year. This boycott demonstrated the power of peaceful protest as it mobilized the African American community to refuse to use the city’s buses, ultimately resulting in a Supreme Court ruling that declared segregation on public buses unconstitutional.
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We received a call upon arrival the bus operator said he had a colored female sitting in the white section of
the bus, and would not move back.
We [the two police officers] also saw her.
The bus operator signed a warrant for her .... Rosa Parks ... was charged with chapter 6 section 11 of the
Montgomery City Code.
-Montgomery Police Department, December 1, 1955
What happened after this incident which demonstrated the power of peaceful protest? (U9.3) (Units
9-12 EOC Study Notes) TEKS - 22(A)
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The ending of the Civil Rights Movement because everyone became equal.
The creation of the NAACP to further Civil Rights in America.
The Cold War started between Northern and Southern states.
The formation of the Black Panthers and their free-meal program.
The Montgomery Bus boycott which lasted a year.
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