The Supreme Court ruled that segregation laws were unconstitutional.
This 1956 ruling came shortly after the important ruling in Brown vs. Board of Education. In the Brown vs. Board of Education case (1954) it ruled that "separate but equal" facilities for white and black citizens was a clear violation of the 14th amendment. After this ruling, African-American citizens challenged this idea of segregated facilities in a variety of different ways. This included the segregation policy on buses in the city of Montgomery.
This court case would rsult in the desegregation of buses in Montgomery Alabama.
In December of 1956, the Supreme Court ended the bus boycott by ruling that it was unconstitutional.
Further Explanations:
Prior to this movement, racial segregation was authorized by Jim Crow laws that prevented the employment of black as drivers and forced the black passengers to stand at the back of the carriages. The black passengers were even forced to offer their seats to the white in spite of giving the total fare and holding 75% of the bus systems riders.
1956 ruling was an important ruling after Brown vs. Board of Education. In the Brown vs. Board of Education case (1954) the court stated discrete but equal conveniences for both white and black citizens were a clear violation of the 14th amendment.
The Montgomery bus boycott was a societal and political protest against racial discrimination in the open transport of Montgomery. It is considered to be the pioneering event of the civil rights movement lasted from 5th December 1955 to 20th December 1956. Arrest of African American women in Rosa Park after her refusal to vacate her seat for a white person triggered the movement. These segregation were results of frustration over the labor movement and court decisions in cases like Brown v. Board of Education and Morgan v.virginia that favored blacks.
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Grade: High school
Subject: US History
Chapter: Montgomery bus boycott
Keywords: Montgomery, bus, boycott, societal, political, civil rights movement, African American women, Rosa park, Martin Luther King, Ralph Abernathy, racial segregation, Brown v. Board of Education, Morgan v.virginia
