The ruling that desegregated the buses in Montgomery was the U.S. District Court's decision in Browder v. Gayle on November 13, 1956. This landmark case declared that the segregation laws governing the city's public buses were unconstitutional, effectively ending racial segregation in Montgomery's public transportation system. The ruling came as a result of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which was initiated after Rosa Parks' arrest for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger. The decision was upheld by the Supreme Court on December 20, 1956, leading to the desegregation of buses.
The Montgomery, Alabama, city buses were desegregated on December 20, 1956, as the result of a court order arising from the Supreme Court's decision in Browder v. Gayle, (1956).
In January of 1959 desegregation on buses in Montgomery, Alabama ended. A group of ministers challenged the segregation law and the federal district court ruled in favor of the ministers.
1956
Freedom Rides.
African American integrate its buses.
Rosa Parks made history in 1955 when she refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus for a white passenger. She was arrested, and the Montgomery black community launched a bus boycott that lasted more than a year. As a result, Montgomery's buses were desegregated on Dec. 21, 1956.
Rosa Parks made history in 1955 when she refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus for a white passenger. She was arrested, and the Montgomery black community launched a bus boycott that lasted more than a year. As a result, Montgomery's buses were desegregated on Dec. 21, 1956.
An organised group determined NOT to use the buses in Montgomery.
Martin told black people to stop riding the bus.He started boycott
Racial segregation on the Montgomery city buses
They hoped to use economic pressure to end segregation on the buses.
The main type of pressure exerted by the Montgomery Improvement Association in response to segregation on buses was a bus boycott. African American residents of Montgomery refused to ride the buses, which put economic pressure on the bus company and ultimately led to changes in the segregation policy.