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Nine african american teenagers nicknamed the "Scottsboro boys" are wrongfully accused of raping two White women in Montgomery, Alabama. Their arrest sparked outrage for the case's lack of due process, which further exacerbated the racial tensions in the region and inspired Rosa Parks to become more engaged with the civil rights movement.
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Rosa Parks refused to give her seat up to a white bus rider and was arrested and fined ten dollars.
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Martin Luther King Junior was appointed as the leader of the MIA.
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The MIA organized the boycott as a form of protest following the arrest of Rosa Parks.
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The MIA launched a sustained boycott that aimed to end the segregation of local transportation. The boycott officially began, and African Americans chose alternative means of transport with a heavy reliance on collective support from the African-American community of Alabama.
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The MIA and local activists, such as Martin Luther King Jr., filed a federal lawsuit that challenged the constitutionality of segregation on public buses.
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The United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama declared racial segregation on Montgomery buses unconstitutional. This verdict would later be appealed and sent to the Supreme Court.
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The Supreme Court officially upheld the Alabama district court's decision, deeming the racial segregation of public buses unconstitutional. This decision was a significant win for the Civil Rights Movement.
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Following the Supreme Court's decision, the bus strike was a success. African Americans resumed riding integrated buses.