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The Montgomery bus boycott was a civil protest that emerged following the arrest of Rosa Parks, in allegations of bleaching segregation laws in Alabama bus system.
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The protest however would not have earned a national and international recognition if it weren't for the groundwork channeled from local organizations in Montgomery.
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The organizations were the Montgomery chapter of National Advancement of Colored People as well as the Montgomery Improvement Association that was formed purposely to organize protests against Rosa Parks arrest.
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Before her arrest Rosa Parks was the Secretary of the local organization for the National Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Her position therefore had attracted the interest of the national NAACP organization which did not only represent her in court but also organized a local rebellion against the discriminative bus laws.
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This would see the rise of Martin Luther King Jr, a local southern Baptist minister, as one of the most recognized civil rights activists.
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His arrangements on protesting against the bus system by boycotting its services led to losses by the company, after it successfully made people to start walking to their destinations at schools, church or work.
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The end was the abolition of the segregation practice in the bus system or public transport, which had set the example of disobedience and protest as a key towards opening the door of equality, by ending segregation in America.