What sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was sparked by the arrest of Rosa Parks on December 1, 1955. Parks, an African-American woman, refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Her act of defiance against the racially discriminatory policies of the Montgomery bus system quickly gained attention and support from the local African-American community, leading to the formation of the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) under the leadership of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The boycott lasted for over a year and became a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement, ultimately leading to the desegregation of public transportation and inspiring further acts of nonviolent resistance across the United States.
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