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Montgomery Bus Boycott

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Sparked by the arrest of Rosa Parks on 1 December 1955, the Montgomery bus boycott was a 13-month mass protest that ended with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that segregation on public buses is unconstitutional.

Historical Figures

Historical Timeline

  • Professor Jo Ann Robinson Professor Jo Ann Robinson, president of the Women’s Political Council made up of black Montgomerians, writes to the mayor of Montgomery to warn of the possibility of a bus boycott.

    Fri, May 21, 1954 12:00AM

  • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. becomes pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery.

    Wed, Sep 01, 1954 12:00AM