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  1. Montgomery bus boycott - Wikipedia

    The Montgomery bus boycott was a political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama. It was a foundational …

  2. Montgomery bus boycott | Summary & Martin Luther King, Jr.

    Oct 2, 2025 · Montgomery bus boycott, mass protest against the bus system of Montgomery, Alabama, by civil rights activists and their supporters that led to a 1956 U.S. Supreme Court …

  3. Montgomery Bus Boycott - Facts, Significance & Rosa Parks | HISTORY

    Feb 3, 2010 · The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a civil rights protest during which African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama, to protest segregated seating. …

  4. Montgomery Bus Boycott - Encyclopedia of Alabama

    Jun 24, 2025 · Montgomery Bus Boycott Rosa Parks's Symbolic Bus Ride, 1956 Made famous by Rosa Parks 's refusal to give her seat to a white man, the Montgomery bus boycott was one of …

  5. The Montgomery Bus Boycott - U.S. National Park Service

    The Montgomery bus boycott began the modern Civil Rights Movement and established Martin Luther King Jr. as its leader. King instituted the practice of massive non-violent civil …

  6. Montgomery Bus Boycott - National Women's History Museum

    The boycott culminated in the desegregation of public transportation in Alabama and throughout the country. Although the movement is best known for catapulting the career of a young …

  7. Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955-56) | BlackPast.org

    The Montgomery Bus Boycott in Montgomery, Alabama was a crucial event in the 20th Century Civil Rights Movement. On the evening of December 1, 1955 Rosa Parks, a Montgomery …

  8. The Montgomery Bus Boycott: A Catalyst for Change

    The Montgomery Bus Boycott, which began in December 1955 and lasted for 381 days, was a pivotal event in the American civil rights movement. It not only challenged the systemic racism …

  9. Why was the Montgomery Bus Boycott so successful?

    On 5 December 1955, over 30,000 African Americans in Montgomery, Alabama, began a city-wide protest against racial segregation on public transport. Their action weakened the bus …

  10. The Montgomery Bus Boycott | National Museum of African …

    In 1955, when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat, she set off a chain reaction that fueled the Civil Rights Movement. Her arrest in Montgomery, Alabama, sparked a local bus boycott that …