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WPC Meets with Mayor Gayle
Women's Political Council met to tell their plans for changes to the Montgomery bus system. -
Claudette Colvin is Arrested
Claudette Colvin refused to give her seat to a white woman and was arrested. -
Rosa Parks Refuses to Give Seat
Rose Parks refused to give up her seat to a white person and was arrested. -
WPC Arranges Boycott
The Women's Political Council decides to have a bus boycott for one day. -
Start of the Boycott
Most of the black community in Montgomery participates in the boycott. Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) extends the boycott. -
Carpool System
Participants in boycott use a carpool system created by the MIA. -
Leaders Taken to Court
Boycott leaders were accused by the city for anti-conspiracy. -
Boycott Starts to Pay Off
Segregation in buses is ruled as unconstitutional by the federal district court. -
Bus Segregation is Over
The boycott ends after the buses are no longer segregated.
