Different Bus Boycotts
Montgomery Bus Boycott:
Happened in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955-1956
Started after a woman named Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving up her bus seat to a white person
Lasted for over a year
Black people refused to ride the buses to protest segregation and unfair treatment
Martin Luther King Jr. was a leader in the boycott
Ended with a Supreme Court ruling that segregation on buses was illegal
Bristol Bus Boycott:
Happened in Bristol, England in 1963
Started after a group of black people were denied jobs as bus drivers because of their race
Lasted for four months
Black people refused to ride the buses to protest discrimination and unfair treatment
There was no single leader of the boycott, but several organizations worked together to support it
Ended with the bus company agreeing to hire some black drivers, but not all of them
Overall, both boycotts were protests against unfair treatment and discrimination, but they happened in different countries, for different reasons, and with different outcomes.
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