Montgomery Improvement Association

Supreme Court Affirms Montgomery Bus Segregation Unconstitutional, Boycott Ends in Victory

1956-11-13 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

On November 13, 1956, the United States Supreme Court affirmed the district court ruling in Browder v. Gayle, declaring Montgomery, Alabama’s bus segregation laws unconstitutional. The decision marked the triumphant conclusion of the 381-day Montgomery Bus Boycott and established Martin Luther …

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Rosa Parks Arrested for Refusing to Give Up Bus Seat Sparking Montgomery Bus Boycott

1955-12-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

On the evening of December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, a 42-year-old African American seamstress and NAACP secretary, was arrested for violating Chapter 6, Section 11 of the Montgomery City Code, which upheld racial segregation on public buses. Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a …

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