Mongomery Bus Boycott

  • National Association for Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

    During the bus boycotts, Rosa Parks was also serving as a secretary for the organization.
  • Woman's Political Council (WPC)

    Woman's Political Council (WPC)

    One of the grassroots organizations involved was founded prior to the boycott started, a group was fighting for improved bus conditions for woman of any color.
  • Claudette Calvin

    Claudette Calvin

    She refused to give up her sear on the bus, sparking the interest in the bus boycott.
  • Rosa Parks Refused to give up seat

    Rosa Parks Refused to give up seat

    Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white person and was arrested. Initiating the Mongomery Bus Boycott and inspiring others to take action.
  • Rosa Parks Bailed out of Jail

    Rosa Parks Bailed out of Jail

    Mr. E.D. Nixon, after hearing about Rosa Parks arrest, bailed her out of jail and helped in organizing the boycott.
  • Start of the Montgomery Bus Boycott

    The bus boycott throughout Montgomery has commenced.
  • Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA)

    Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA)

    The organization is formed to organize the boycott, led by Martin Luther King Jr. City-wide, people were participating in the bus boycott.
  • Support continues

    The Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) organizes carpools and alternative transportation to support the boycott and lasting almost a year.
  • Supreme Court Rulings

    The United States Supreme Court rules that segregation on public buses is unconstitutional and violating the 14th Amendment to the U.S Constitution. This ended the bus boycott.
  • Segregation Continues

    Four black churches and the homes of prominent black leaders were bombed and vandalized. Police were arresting members from the Ku Klux Klan, a major white supremacist group.
  • Ending of the Boycott

    Ending of the Boycott

    The Montgomery Bus Boycott officially ends, making the mark in history, a victory for the Civil Rights Movement.