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Spark of the Boycott
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus for a white person and was arrested. Her arrest sparked the boycott. Prior to this Rosa attended a NAACP meeting which discussed non-violent protesting. -
Boycott Begins
E.D Nixon head of Alabama's NAACP and Jo Ann Robinson head of Montgomery's Women's Political Group decided to boycott city buses. Blacks of Montgomery were told not to ride the buses to start a boycott -
A Compromise
False information was shared by non-members of Montgomery Improvement Association which led to the continuation of the boycott -
The Bombing
MLK Jr home was bombed. This was an attempt to end the boycott- King released his famous statement about how love was going to used to solve problems -
Many Arrest!
89 members of the black community including MLK Jr were arrested. The arrests were made on an old law that prohibited boycotting. King faced a year in prison or over $1000 in fines -
Browder vs Gayle
Supreme Court ruled that segregation was unconstitutional -
Federal Court Decision
In a 2-1 vote a ruling in favor of segregation was made. Segregation on buses was now unconstitutional. -
MLK Jr and Rosa Parks
Martin Luther King Jr introduced Rosa Parks to about 20 people to discuss boycott strategies. MLK Jr became a boycott leader -
End of Boycott
381 days later the boycott ended and black passengers could sit anywhere they pleased on buses