Montgomery Bus Boycott

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    Rosa Parks, a seamstress and African-American civil rights activist, is arrested for refusing to give up her seat to make way for a white man on a segregated bus, an act that becomes symbolic in the struggle against racial injustice.
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    E.D. Nixon and Jo Ann Robinson, local leaders of the civil rights movement, along with others, gather to discuss the implications of Parks' arrest. They see this incident as an opportunity to challenge the segregation laws.
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    The one-day boycott was a resounding success as more than 90% of African Americans residents in Montgomery have responded in favor of boycotting the buses. The success of the great and magnificent event raises the enthusiasm of the organizers, and thus they extend the successful boycott indefinitely to a certain period.
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    The Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) is organized at a meeting held at Holt Street Baptist Church. A young pastor at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, Martin Luther King Jr., is elected as its president. The MIA organizes a one-day bus boycott to protest Parks' arrest.
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    The MIA maps out its plans for a long-term boycott while taking the heat from local authorities and white citizens who favor segregation.
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    A federal court rules that bus segregation is unconstitutional, but local officials resist implementing this ruling.
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    Even after intimidation through hostile arrests and violence against leaders such as King, the boycott persists.
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    Yet again, the U.S. Supreme Court ratifies the lower courts' decision that segregation on public buses is unconstitutional.
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    More than a year of boycotting and continued pressure from civil rights activists and members of the community has finally led to desegregation of Montgomery city buses.
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    The triumphant conclusion of the boycott marks an important victory for the Civil Rights Movement and lays the groundwork for future non-violent protests throughout the country.