Montgomery Bus Boycott

By Allison42811
  • Claudette Colvin arrested

    Claudette Colvin arrested

    She is a 15-year-old that is arrested for not giving up to seat to a white woman.
  • Mary Louise Smith is arrested

    Mary Louise Smith is arrested

    She is an eighteen-year-old that is arrested for not giving up her seat to a white bus rider.
  • Rosa Parks Was Arrested.

    Rosa Parks Was Arrested.

    Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white woman and move to the back of the bus.
  • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boycott Meeting

    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boycott Meeting

    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. held a meeting about boycott strategies.
  • Montgomery Bus Boycott Began

    Montgomery Bus Boycott Began

    Mass protest against the bus system of Montgomery.
  • The Women's Political Council (WPC) and Jo Ann Robinson

    The Women's Political Council (WPC) and Jo Ann Robinson

    The Women's Political Council began circulating flyers calling for a boycott of the bus system. The boycott was organized by WPC president Jo Ann Robinson.
  • Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) and Martin Luther King Jr.

    Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) and Martin Luther King Jr.

    Black leaders met to form the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA). The group elected Martin Luther King Jr. as president.
  • A compromise was proposed by non-members of the Montgomery Improvement Association

    A compromise was proposed by non-members of the Montgomery Improvement Association

    A black organization that led the Montgomery bus boycott in 1955 under Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • Martin Luther King Jr's Home is Bombed.

    Martin Luther King Jr's Home is Bombed.

  • Federal court ruled that bus segregation violated the 14th amendment.

    Federal court ruled that bus segregation violated the 14th amendment.

    A Montgomery federal court ruled that any law requiring racially segregated seating on buses violated the 14th amendment.
  • Official end of the boycott

    Official end of the boycott

  • The buses were integrated.

    The buses were integrated.

  • The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was founded.

    The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was founded.

    An African American civil rights organization established by Martin Luther King Jr.