The Montgomery bus boycott was a large civil rights demonstration that saw African Americans in the Alabama city refuse to ride public buses in protest of segregated seating. ROSA PARKS: WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE 'MOTHER OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT'The boycott ended on Dec. 20, 1956, and led to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that segregation on public buses was unconstitutional. The boycott was a defining moment in the civil rights movement and helped thrust Martin Luther King Jr. and his commitment to nonviolent resistance into the spotlight. Martin Luther King Jr. gains supportThe success of the Montgomery bus boycott led to King’s election as president of the Montgomery Improvement Association in the hopes he would unite members of the Black community behind the civil rights cause. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe bus boycott and King’s trial received national media attention and resulted in more support from people outside of Montgomery.

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