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Montgomery bus boycott
1950s American protest against racial segregation
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Rosa Parks on a Montgomery bus on December 21, 1956, the day Montgomery's public transportation system was legally integrated. Behind Parks is Nicholas C. Chriss, a UPI reporter covering the event. | |
Date | December 5, 1955 – December 20, 1956 (1955-12-05 – 1956-12-20) |
Location | Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. |
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City Commission
A. Gayle, President of the Commission (mayor) National City Lines
Montgomery City Lines
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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 civ