The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement that took place in Montgomery, Alabama, from December 1955 to December 1956. The boycott was sparked by the arrest of Rosa Parks, a Black woman who refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated city bus on December 1, 1955.

In response to Parks' arrest, community leaders, including Martin Luther King Jr. and E.D. Nixon, organized a boycott of the city's buses, calling on African Americans to refuse to use the bus system until they were desegregated. The boycott lasted for 381 days and was a powerful display of nonviolent resistance against racial segregation.

Despite facing harassment, threats, and violence, the African American community in Montgomery remained united and committed to the boycott. The Supreme Court eventually ruled in Browder v. Gayle in December 1956 that the segregation of buses was unconstitutional, leading to the desegregation of public transportation in Montgomery.

The Montgomery Bus Boycott is seen as a key moment in the Civil Rights Movement and brought national attention to the struggle for racial equality in the United States. It also served as a model for future nonviolent protests and inspired other civil rights activists in their fight against discrimination.