Thousands of black commuters are shown walking long distances to work instead of riding the buses during the Montgomery bus boycott, 1956. Photo: Don Cravens/Time Life/Getty Images
December 5, 1955, was the first day of the Montgomery Bus Boycott in Alabama. The protest was a reaction to Rosa Parks’ arrest on December 1, 1955, after she refused to give up her seat to a white passenger. The protest lasted 381 days. To this day, the Montgomery Bus Boycott is seen as one of the major catalysts that marked the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement.
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