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Claudette Colvin
15 year old Colvin refused to give up her seat and was arrested -
Women's Political Council (WPC)
the WPC was the first group to call for a boycott, which became a 13-month bus boycott. African Americans comprised 75% of the passengers on Montgomery buses. -
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NAACP becomes involved in boycott
the NAACP provided legal and organizational support throughout the time of the boycott. Rosa Parks was a member of the NAACP -
Rosa Parks refuses to leave seat for a white man
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Montgomery Improvment association (MIA) created
led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and was created specifically for the boycott -
Montgomery bus boycott
the buys boycott lasted 381 days -
MIA files suit against bus segregation
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court ruled segregated seating was unconstitutional
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segregation law goes into effect