Montgomery Bus Boycott

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

Feb 12, 1909

Formed in New York City by white and Black activists, partially in response to the ongoing violence against African Americans around the country.

Rosa Parks Joins NAACP

1943

Her husband, Raymond, had been a member for almost 10 years at this point, but Rosa joined and was elected to Secretary of Montgomery's NCAAP chapter in the very same meeting.

Rosa Parks Arrest

Dec 1, 1955

Rosa Parks was sitting in a seat on a bus that was not designated for "colored people". She was asked to move, refused and was arrested for disobeying an Alabama law.

Boycott Start

Dec 5, 1955

Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. proposed a citywide boycott against racial segregation

Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA)

Dec 5, 1955

Established in Montgomery, Alabama as a grassroots movement to fight for civil rights for African Americans and specifically for the desegregation of the buses in Alabama's capitol city.

Supreme Court Ruling

Jun 5, 1956

Montgomery federal court ruled that the bus segregation violated the 14th amendment

Boycott End

Dec 21, 1956

Montgomery’s buses were integrated and the boycott ended with the ruling in the Browder v. Gayle case

Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

Jan 10, 1957

Establish in Atlanta, GA by Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to help with institutional framework supporting local protest movements.