The civil rights movement consisted of boycotts, sit-ins and protests that were led by speakers and organization who played a huge role in the movement. The Montgomery bus boycott was a response to the segregated buses in Montgomery, Alabama. African Americans refused to ride city buses in order to send a message. For a year African Americans avoided taking the city buses and at the end of the boycott the court had ruled it violated the 14th Amendment, leading to the integration of city buses. Sit-ins also became popular; students would still quietly in a segregated lunch counter and wait to be served. White customers would sometimes beat these students and they would simply take it without fighting back. The March on Washington consisted of
