The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement in the United States. It began on December 1, 1955, after Rosa Parks, a Black woman, was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. In response to her arrest, the Black community in Montgomery organized a boycott of the city's segregated bus system.

Led by civil rights leaders such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and others, the boycott lasted for over a year and drew national attention to the ongoing fight against racial segregation and discrimination. Black residents of Montgomery walked, carpooled, and used other means of transportation to get around the city, causing a significant financial loss to the bus company.

The boycott ultimately led to a Supreme Court ruling in 1956 that declared segregated public buses unconstitutional. The success of the Montgomery Bus Boycott was a major victory for the civil rights movement and inspired similar actions in other cities across the United States. It also elevated Rosa Parks to a symbol of resistance and sparked a new wave of activism in the quest for racial equality.