Description On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus, and the Montgomery bus boycott began. So did the boycott blues. In the days that followed -382 days to be exact - many people decided they?d rather walk than take city transportation. The boycotters struggled as the seasons turned, but they were determined to make change happen. The Montgomery bus boycott finally ended when the Supreme Court ruled that segregation on public transportation was unconstitutional.