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Circuit Court Judge rules segregation laws constitutional
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Circuit Court Judge Jones rules that Montgomery and Alabama segregation laws are constitutional and orders Montgomery City Lines to abandon its new policy of not enforcing segregation.
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May 1, 1956
City officials ask court for injunction against bus company
May 2, 1956
Attorneys request dismissal of city’s bill of complaint against the bus company.
May 9, 1956
Circuit Court Judge rules segregation laws constitutional
May 11, 1956
District Court hears Browder v. Gayle case
May 24, 1956
Twenty thousand attend civil rights rally at Madison Square Garden
May 28, 1956
Florida A&M students launch bus boycott
May 29, 1956
Florida A&M bus boycott spreads to Tallahassee
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