The 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott was a success in bringing equality among the racial segregation within buses. When the boycotted started, it was led by Martin Luther King Jr., who insisted their campaign would be a nonviolent approach. According to Document 2, King didn’t care whether he was arrested, jailed, and breaking the black discriminating laws or not. Instead he wanted his followers to be nonviolent in their protest and for his point to be made. He knew that if they acted aggressively, then people would not take them seriously. Furthermore, at this time, African Americans were being treated unfairly on buses, so in retaliation, they boycotted the bus by finding different means of transportation. According to Document 4, over 40,000 African Americans, had found alternative ways in …show more content…
According to Document 5, Myles and Ziliphia Horton had received a newsletter from Virginia Foster Durr, on January 30, 1956, informing how many news reports, such as LIFE, TIME, CBS, NBC, and other papers, had caught wind of the news, and wanted to do a story on the boycott. With the media covering a story on the Montgomery Bus Boycott, this coverage can bring more attention to their cause, granting them a higher chance in achieving an equal status as the whites on the buses. Moreover, this letter notified the couple how Rosa Parks, a quiet, yet prideful and noble woman, had uttered her experiences of discrimination, and how it was a terrible time period. With Parks’ opinions out in the open, this lady of equality, can influence other African Americans to take a stance against the discriminative actions. The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a success because the blacks peacefully boycotted against the discriminating actions against them on buses, stayed strong and nonviolent in their protest, and there was media coverage for the