The montgomery bus boycott: was sparked when rosa parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white man. did not succeed in desegregating the public buses. propelled thurgood marshall into the national spotlight as a leader in the civil rights movement. marked the end of the civil rights movement. lasted less than two weeks.
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was "sparked when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat" on a Montgomery bus. The boycott lasted from 12/5/55-12/20/55. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. emerged as a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. The US Supreme Court ordered Montgomery to integrate the bus system.
