Montgomery bus boycott Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Previous transport and bus boycotts in the United States === {{See also|Transport and bus boycotts in the United States}} In 1841 [[Frederick Douglass]] and his friend [[James N. Buffum]] entered a train car reserved for white passengers in Lynn, Massachusetts, when the conductor ordered them to leave the car, they refused. Following the action, widespread organizing led Congress to approve the [[Civil Rights Act of 1875]] which grant equal rights to Black citizens in public accommodations. In 1883 the Supreme Court overturned this victory declaring it unconstitutional.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Transportation Protests: 1841 - 1992|url=https://www.civilrightsteaching.org/desegregation/transportation-protests|access-date=2021-08-24|website=Civil Rights Teaching|language=en-US}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page