what effect did the lttle rock crises, and the montgomery bus boycitt have jonthe civil rights movement?
Answer The Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott of 1956 showed the white establishment the power that peaceful protest could have. Instead of angry blacks storming the streets, burning police cars, throwing empty bottles of Colt 45 Malt liquor, rioting, breaking windows, and stealing stereos to give to their children for Christmas gifts, they chose instead to behave in a civilized manner and simply protest to get their point across. The results were dramatic as the Montgomery city council finally was forced to give in and allow black bus patrons to sit wherever they wanted on public busses. The Little Rock crisis of September 1957 was a less noticeable event since it did not establish any new laws but simply showed that segregated schools REALLY had to allow black students to attend schools with while students. Schools were supposed to be segregated ever since the Supreme Court ruled in the Brown v. Board of Education case back in May of 1954, but as late as September of 1957 many southern
