Civil Rights

By TrenTTaylor02

  • Buses in Montgomery, Alabama

    In 1955 African-Americans were required to sit in the back of busses and yield to white passengers if the front was full

  • Rosa Parks

    On December 1st, 1955, an African American Woman Rosa Parks was riding the bus on her way home from work when she and three other riders were asked to yield their spot as the white section filled up. The other riders complied but Parks refused. She was eventually arrested and fined.

  • Post-Arrest

    After her arrest she contacted E.D. Nixon, a prominent black leader, that bailed her out and decided that she would be a suitable plantiff for the legal challenge of the segergation ordinance.

  • Montgomery Adviser

    Black Ministers announced the boycott on December 4th, the Montgomery Adviser a local newspaper published a front page article on the boycott.

  • Protest

    Approx. 40,000 Black bus riders boycotted the bus starting December 5th. The Montgomery Imrpovement Association, elected MLK Jr. as their president and decided to continue the boycott until their demands were met. Initally, their demands included the hiring of black drivers, first come first serve seating policy. Eventually, a group of montgomery women represented by the NAACP sued the U.S district court and saught to have the segergation law completely removed.

  • WPC

    The Wonens Political Council, an african american womens civil rights group, began circulating flyers calling for a boycott for the Montgomery Bus system. The boycott would be led by their president Jo Ann Robinson.

  • Integration

    On June 5th, 1956 the Montgomery Federal Court ruled that the racially segergated bus seating violated the 14th Amendment. The city appealed to the supreme court to no avail.

  • Bus Boycotts met violence

    In Janaruy 1957, black churches and homes of prominent black leaders were bombed. In late Janaury, the Montgomery Police arrested multiple arrested 7 people linked to the bombing and all were members of the KKK. The bus boycott was special because it is widely considered the first civil rights mass protest in the U.S, and set the stage for later actions. MLK Jr. also emerged as a prominent leader amongst civil rights leaders as result of the protests.

  • Buses intergrated

    Finally on december 21st, 1965 the buses were intergrated