Montgomery Bus Boycott (dec 5, 1955 – dec 20, 1956)
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Summary: a political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system
When: December 5, 1955-to December 20, 1956
People involved: Rosa Parks, Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., Ralph Abernathy
Where: Montgomery, Alabama
Cause: There was forced segregation on public transit where separate was true but equal was not, and blacks basically had had enough
Effect: the ruling of Browder v. Gayle took effect, leading to a Supreme Court decision that declared the Alabama and Montgomery segregation bus laws unconstitutional
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