Why was the bus boycott in Alabama commonly know as the "Montgomery Bus Boycott?"

Black people could only sit in the back.-the montgomery bus boycott, in which african americans refused to ride city buses in montgomery, alabama, to protest segregated seating, took place from december 5, 1955, to december 20, 1956, and is regarded as the first large-scale demonstration against segregation in the u.s. on december 1, 1955, four days before the boycott began, rosa parks, an african-american woman, refused to yield her seat to a white man on a montgomery bus. she was arrested and fined. the boycott of public buses by blacks in montgomery began on the day of parks court hearing and lasted 381 days. the u.s. supreme court ultimately ordered montgomery to integrate its bus system, and one of the leaders of the boycott, a young pastor named martin luther king jr. (1929-68), emerged as a prominent national leader of the american civil rights movement in the wake of the action.mrs. parks was born rosa louise mccauley, february 4, 1913 in tuskegee, alabama. she was the first child of james and leona edwards mccauley. her brother, sylvester mccauley, now deceased, was born august 20, 1915. later, the family moved to pine level, alabama where rosa was reared and educated in the rural school. when she completed her education in pine level at age eleven, her mother, leona, enrolled her in montgomery industrial school for girls (miss whites school for girls), a private institution. after finishing miss whites school, she went on to alabama state teachers college high school. she, however, was unable to graduate with her class, because of the illness of her grandmother rose edwards and later her death.as rosa parks prepared to return to alabama state teachers college, her mother also became ill, therefore, she continued to take care of their home and care for her mother while her brother, sylvester, worked outside of the home. she received her high school diploma in 1934, after her marriage to raymond parks, december 18, 1932. raymond, now deceased was born in wedowee, alabama, randolph county, february 12, 1903, received little formal education due to racial segregation. he was a self-educated person with the assistance of his mother, geri parks. his immaculate dress and his thorough knowledge of domestic affairs and current events made most think he was college educated. he supported and encouraged rosas desire to complete her formal education.mr. parks was an early activist in the effort to free the scottsboro boys, a celebrated case in the 1930s. together, raymond and rosa worked in the national association for the advancement of colored people (naacps) programs. he was an active member and she served as secretary and later youth leader of the local branch. at the time of her arrest, she was preparing for a major youth conference.