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In reply to the discussion: We won because our African American brothers and sisters came out. [View all]Peaceful Protester
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On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Parks refused to obey bus driver James F. Blake's order to give up her seat in the "colored section."
On Sunday, December 4, 1955, plans for the Montgomery Bus Boycott were announced at black churches in the area.
In December 1964, King and the SCLC joined forces with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in Selma, Alabama, where the SNCC had been working on voter registration for several months.
On 25 March 1965, Martin Luther King led thousands of nonviolent demonstrators to the steps of the capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.
During the 1965 march to Montgomery, Alabama, violence by state police and others against the peaceful marchers resulted in much publicity, making Alabama's racism visible nationwide.
The Montgomery Bus Boycott established King as a leader in the civil rights movement in Alabama.
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