Civil Rights Movement - Montgomery Bus Boycott By RDillmore 1946 Women’s Political Council Founded Lobbying for improved bus conditions Dec 1, 1955 Rosa Parks Refuses to Give Up Her Seat Is arrested Dec 2, 1955 Leaders in the Community and Martin Luther King Plan Boycott Dec 5, 1955 Protest Of Buses Because of Rosa Parks Arrest Dec 5, 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott 381 Day Bus Boycott Jun 5, 1956 Segregated Seating on Buses Found Unconstitutional Dec 20, 1956 Federal Decision Regarding Segregated Seating on Buses Goes Into Effect