Montgomery bus boycott
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The Montgomery bus boycott was a political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama. It was a foundational event in the
Rosa Parks on a Montgomery bus on December 20, 1956, the day Montgomery's public transportation system was legally integrated. Behind Parks is Nicholas C. Chriss, a UPI reporter covering the event.
Rosa Parks being fingerprinted by Deputy Sheriff D.H. Lackey after her arrest for boycotting public transportation
A diagram showing where Rosa Parks sat in the unreserved section at the time of her arrest
The National City Lines bus, No. 2857, on which Rosa Parks rode before she was arrested (a GM "old-look" transit bus, serial number 1132), is now on exhibit at the Henry Ford Museum.
The Montgomery Improvement Association was an organization formed on December 5, 1955, by black ministers and community leaders in Montgomery, Alabama. Under the leadership of Ralph Abernathy, Martin
Mount Zion AME Church in Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery Improvement Association flyer advocating for bus desegregation