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Rosa Park was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus. -
The Montgomery Improvement Association is formed and led by local leaders. This included Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. -
The MIA calls for a boycott of Montgomery buses and is urging all African Americans to refuse to use the segregated bus system. The boycott lasted for over a year.
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The U.S. District Court rules in favor of Browder vs. Gayle. Bus segregation is now unconstitutional. -
The Supreme Court starts upholding the lower courts ruling. Officially, this ruling ended the Montgomery Bus Boycott