![]() ![]() Around 90% of Black citizens in Montgomery participated in the boycott. People stayed at home, took a cab, or walked to work or school. In protest of her arrest, African-Americans boycotted city bus service on December 5, 1955, the day of Rosa’s trial.When the driver asked her, “Are you going to stand up?” she replied, “No.” The driver called the police and got her arrested for civil disobedience. Three of the passengers seated in the row obliged, but Rosa remained seated and refused to get up.He asked the four Black passengers sitting in the first row of the seats to give up their seats for the white passengers. As the bus filled with passengers, the driver noticed that a white man was standing in the aisle because there were no empty seats. ![]() ![]() She paid for her ticket and took a seat in the first row of the seats designated for people of color.
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