{"id":134,"date":"2023-12-12T15:17:03","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T15:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/connectandengage.housing.umich.edu\/abeng-multicultural-lounge\/?page_id=134"},"modified":"2024-04-24T19:54:33","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T19:54:33","slug":"the-montgomery-bus-boycott","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/connectandengage.housing.umich.edu\/abeng-multicultural-lounge\/stories\/timeline-black-and-african-american-history\/the-civil-rights-movement\/the-montgomery-bus-boycott\/","title":{"rendered":"The Montgomery Bus Boycott\u00a0(1955-1956)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;15006aeb-2df7-4b96-9069-32afb2c616d2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Page Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;content&#8221; _module_preset=&#8221;7b80b288-9d69-47ec-bf36-3ce85936ff42&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;44px&#8221; width=&#8221;75%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;75%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;75%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;bottom&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90aXRsZSIsInNldHRpbmdzIjp7ImJlZm9yZSI6IjxoMT4iLCJhZnRlciI6IjwvaDE+In19@[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;f84e2cab-ebf8-40e3-a798-179490788aa3&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/connectandengage.housing.umich.edu\/abeng-multicultural-lounge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/RosaParksBus.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Black and white photo depicting two men in suits escorting a Black girl with school bag into a building&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;7b80b288-9d69-47ec-bf36-3ce85936ff42&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel<em> (Memphis, Tennessee)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;7b80b288-9d69-47ec-bf36-3ce85936ff42&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>This was a civil rights protest where African Americans in Montgomery Alabama, refused to ride city buses. 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