U.S. Supreme Court rules that bus segregation laws are unconstitutional

November 15, 1956
U.S. Supreme Court rules that bus segregation laws are unconstitutional

The U.S. Supreme Court affirms the lower court opinion in Browder v. Gayle, declaring Montgomery and Alabama bus segregation laws unconsitutional. Judge Carter grants a temporary injunction halting the MIA car pools.

November

1956

Major Events

November 1, 1956
Boycott leaders petition District Court to block injunction

November 2, 1956
MIA petition refused

November 4, 1956
King preaches at Dexter

November 14, 1956
Carpool injunction upheld, boycott voted to continue until court mandate arrives

November 15, 1956
U.S. Supreme Court rules that bus segregation laws are unconstitutional

Related Encyclopedia Entries

Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955-1956)

Colvin, Claudette (1939- )

Browder v. Gayle, 352 U.S. 903 (1956)

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Arrest report for Rosa Parks

December 2, 1955
Leaflet, “Don’t Ride the Bus,” Come to a Mass Meeting on 5 December

December 5, 1955
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December 5, 1955
MIA Mass Meeting at Holt Street Baptist Church

December 8, 1955
Montgomery Improvement Association Resolution

December 8, 1955
To the National City Lines, Inc.

December 12, 1955
Tell It To Old Grandma

December 25, 1955
“To the Montgomery Public”

January 26, 1956
Complaint of City of Montgomery Against Martin Luther King, Jr.

February 21, 1956
Indictment, State of Alabama v. M. L. King, Jr.

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