My story will take place in Montgomery, Alabama. Montgomery is the fourth most populous metropolitan area in Alabama. It is located southeast of the center of the state. In 1819 the city was incorporated as a merger of two towns located along the Alabama River. In 1846, Montgomery became the state capitol. The city has a total area of 156.2 square miles. 155.4 square miles of that is land, and 0.8 square miles of it is water. The elevation of the city is 220 feet above sea level. The climate is roughly the same as our climate in Vermont. The temperature varies a few degrees in comparison to our temperatures. The bus boycott and Rosa's arrest was taken place in Montgomery which is why I chose to stick to that. The majority of my story involves the civil right movement which took place more in the south. In the north, there was much less segregation. The amount of african americans in that part of our country was a lot more compared to other areas, which backs up and helps my story. I could have chosen a different city or state, but Montgomery is a highly populated city. This affects the bus boycott; the more people, the bigger effect the boycott has. Also, if I chose an area that was very close together, the bus boycott wouldn't be very hard to be dedicated to. Montgomery, being a very large city (156.2 square miles) anyone contributing to this boycott would have to walk farther to wherever they're going. That adds to the affect it has all the riders, which I am assuming was a lot.
