week 6

By madison.fowler

  • Claudette Colvin

    Before Rosa Parks, Claudette Colvin, a 15-year-old girl, refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus, sparking local activism.

  • Montgomery Improvement Association

    Local leaders, including Martin Luther King Jr., formed the MIA to coordinate the boycott.

  • Local Activism

    Local activists and organizations, including the Women's Political Council (WPC), had been advocating against racial segregation on Montgomery buses for years.

  • Rosa Parks Arrest

    Rosa Parks, a seamstress and NAACP member, refused to give up her bus seat, leading to her arrest.

  • Boycott Begins

    The African-American community initiated a boycott of Montgomery buses, with local churches, community leaders, and grassroots organizations mobilizing.

  • Formation of SCLC

    The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), a grassroots organization, was formed to support civil rights efforts.

  • Leadership of Martin Luther King Jr.

    Martin Luther King Jr. emerged as a central figure in the boycott, advocating nonviolent resistance.

  • Browder v. Gayle

    Aurelia Browder and other African-American women challenged bus segregation in court, leading to a federal court ruling declaring bus segregation unconstitutional.

  • Boycott Ends

    The Montgomery Bus Boycott officially ended after 381 days when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the lower court's ruling.

  • Civil Rights Act of 1957

    The Montgomery Bus Boycott played a role in the push for the Civil Rights Act of 1957, marking a national legislative response.