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The Women's Political Council (WPC) meets with Montgomery mayor W. A. Gayle to outline their recommended changes for the Montgomery bus system.
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Black leaders in Montgomery, including E. D. Nixon, Rosa Parks, and Martin Luther King Jr., meet with city officials to discuss bus seating requirements.
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Claudette Colvin arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white woman
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Mary Louise Smith arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white woman.
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Rosa Parks arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger.
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The WPC calls for a one-day bus boycott on December 5.
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Instead of the expected 60% turnout, an estimated 90%-100% of the black community in Montgomery choose to participate in the boycott. Black leaders meet to dicuss the possibility of extending the boycott. The Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) is created at this meeting, and Dr. King elected its president. The MIA votes to extend the boycott.
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The MIA issues a formal list of demands. The city refuses to comply.
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Dr. King's home is bombed. In response, Dr. King calls for peaceful protest rather than violent action.
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E.D. Nixon's home is bombed
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Dr. King is indicted as a leader of the boycott and ordered to pay $500 or serve 386 days in jail.
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A federal district court rules that bus segregation is unconstitutional.
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The Supreme Court upholds the district court ruling, and strikes down laws requiring racial segregation on buses. The MIA resolves to end the boycott only when the order to desegregate is officially implemented.
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The Supreme Court's orders of injuction against segregation on city buses are delivered to the Montgomery City Hall.
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Montgomery's buses are officially desegregated. The MIA ends the boycott.