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===Montgomery Bus boycott===
===Montgomery Bus boycott===
In early 1956, Martin Luther King, Jr. led the nonviolent [[boycott]] of city buses of [[Montgomery]], [[Alabama]], after he sent [[Rosa Parks]] to be arrested for not moving to the back of the bus.<ref>http://www.thekingcenter.org/mlk/chronology.html</ref>
In early 1956, Martin Luther King, Jr. led the nonviolent [[boycott]] of city buses of [[Montgomery]], [[Alabama]], after he sent [[Rosa Parks]] to be arrested for not moving to the back of the bus.<ref>http://www.thekingcenter.org/mlk/chronology.html</ref>
Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger, was arrested, convicted of disorderly conduct and fined $14.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/24/parks.obit/</ref> This arrest led to the [[Montgomery Bus Boycott]] that lasted over a year, and culminated in the reversal of the seating policy. The incident is a landmark event in the Civil Rights Movement.
===1957 Civil Rights Act===
===1957 Civil Rights Act===