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The Boycott of Montgomery was essential in the development of the Civil Rights Movement. This challenged the South and desegregation. Allowed for integration in public settings. Not until 10 years later Civil Rights Act of 1964 ended the laws of segregation across all states. Following the act it still took time to rid of all segregation.

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The Montgomery Improvement Association's tactics during the boycott were used as a model to many Civil Rights Movements in the United States.

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“I will never forget Montgomery, for how can one forget a group of people who took their passionate yearnings and deep aspirations and filtered them into their own souls and fashioned them into a creative protest, which gave meaning to people and gave inspiration to individuals all over the nation and all over the world”

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The Montgomery Bus Boycott lasted 381 days. It came to an end in December 20th, 1956, after the order to desegregate public busses.

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In November 1956, the United States Supreme Court upheld a federal district's court ruling by putting an end to segregated seating on public buses.

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89 boycott leaders including Matin Luther King Jr. were indited by Montgomery officials for violating Alabama's 1921 anti-boycott law.

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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People helped the boycott by financially supporting the Montgomery Improvement Association.

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Courteous treatment by bus operators.
First come, first served seating.
Employment of negro bus drivers.

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December 5th, 1955 the MIA began the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Black persons boycotted riding the bus until their conditions were met.

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The MIA guided the Montgomery Bus Boycott and called attention to racial segregation in the South. MIA was led by Martin Luther King Jr.

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Rosa Parks was arrested for disorderly conduct on December 1st, 1955.

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In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to leave her seat to allow for a white man to sit on board the Montgomery Bus in Alabama.