civil rights movement

By 10pkarkhanis

  • WPC

    The Women's Political Council started protesting Jim Crow laws long before the Montgomery Bus Boycott. There was constant protest against the Jim Crow laws in Montgomery, but there was no coordinated large scale protest.

  • Colvin Arrested

    Colvin Arrested
    15 year old Claudette Colvin was arrested for sitting in a white bus seat. Her arrest raised awareness about the injustices of the bus seating.

  • Rosa Parks Arrested

    Rosa Parks Arrested
    Rosa Parks refused to get up from her white bus seat. She was arrested. The arrest caused an uproar of protest. The WPC called for a one day protest, but the Montgomery Improvement Association wanted to create a massive protest in the form of a boycott.

  • WPC Boycott

    The WPC organized a boycott of the buses for one day. They spread the word and the protest was a success. The MIA decided to continue the protest.

  • MIA Demands

    MIA Demands
    the MIA (led by their president, Martin Luther King Jr.) made a list of demands in order to end the boycott. They demanded courteous treatment from the bus driver, first come first serve seating, and black bus drivers on predominantly black route.

  • Boycott delared illegal

    Boycott delared illegal
    The boycott was declared illegal by the city of Montogomery. 115 boycott leaders were arrested.

  • Secregation Delcared Illegal

    Secregation Delcared Illegal
    The segregation became officially illegal on this date by a supreme court decsion.

  • Boycott Ends

    The boycott officially ended. The city created an ordinance that allowed black people to sit anywhere on the bus along with the white passengers. This was a major victory because all segregation was declared unconstitutional.

  • Connection to Today

    The Montgomery Bus Boycott was completely essential to the civil rights movement. It gave rise to one of the most significant figures in history: Martin Luther King Jr. He organized the peaceful protest and won what was necessary, making an example that people could fight peacefully, for more groups to come. The event ended segregation through supreme court decsions. The civil rights movement was kicked off with the descsion. Everyone was inspired that they could fight without combat.