How Did The Montgomery Bus Boycott Impact The Civil Rights Movement

As the United States was entering the last half of the 1900s, it was apparent that Black citizens had to get involved in unorthodox measures and methods to gain equality. The Montgomery bus boycott was not only a direct challenge to segregation but also the first successful example of mass nonviolent resistance in the United States. The boycott symbolized African American rising frustration and impatience with the denial of their rights as American citizens. The boycott’s success meant the emergence of legal status quo and also it showed the critical role of women and the church. The church became a site of personal and community empowerment for black people. Most importantly the Bus Boycott gave birth to the civil rights movement.
Civil rights activists involvement was in need in the south because of African Americans were the victims of harassment, brutality and degradation due to the segregationist policies. College students turned activists got involved in lunch counter sit in. It …show more content…
The rising number of black voters, especially in northern state, made civil right an important issue. The Civil Rights Acts of the late 1960s had monumental impact on the United States. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination against racial and religious minorities. The act no longer allowed it to be lawful to segregate in schools, work places, and general public facilities. The impact of 1965 Civil Rights Act was dramatic. The voting right act outlawed discriminatory voting practices. The Act prohibited states from imposing any voting qualification or prerequisite to voting. By the end of 1965 approximately a quarter of millions of black voters had registered to vote. Southern states were affected the most by the voting act. In the South the black political revolution created many grassroots movement led by black and white college aged