The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a pivotal civil rights protest that began on December 5, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, after Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger. The boycott aimed to challenge racial segregation on public buses and was led by figures like Martin Luther King Jr. and the Montgomery Improvement Association. Lasting over a year, it significantly impacted the Civil Rights Movement, ultimately leading to a Supreme Court ruling that declared segregation on public buses unconstitutional. The boycott demonstrated the power of nonviolent resistance and mass mobilization in challenging systemic racism.
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