Montgomery Bus Boycott

By laurennnpp

  • Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat

    Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a public bus in Montgomery, AL. During this time period, it was required that any blacks riding public transit had to give up their seat to a white person, even if it was in the "black section" of the bus/subway.

  • Boycotters take action

    Once word got out of Rosa Parks' actions, nearly 40,000 black bus riders boycotted the public transit system until demand were met that the public transits would hold a first-come-first-serve seating basis.

  • The removal of segregted bus laws

    Montgomery federal court ruled it that any law of segregation went against the 14th amendment.

  • Supreme court

    The proposal of banning segregation laws went to the supreme court on this date, ruling it unanimous that it would be abolished.

  • Segregation on public transit was lifted

    The bus lines became a first-come-first-serve seating basis and the boycott ended on this date.

  • Martin Luther King Jr.

    The bus boycott put Martin Luther King Jr. in the spotlight as he was nominated to lead the MIA during the boycott.