CENTER FOR THE HEALING OF RACISM: Suggestions for Victorious Bus Boycotters, MLKs Powerful Turn to Nonviolence. In June 1956, a federal district court ruled bus segregation unconstitutional; the Supreme Court affirmed the ruling in November 1956. This document was drafted by the Montgomery Improvement Association. It advised victorious bus boycotters on best practices for riding the newly integrated city bus system. When the document was distributed on Dec. 19, 1956, the bus boycott had been going on for nearly 12 months. The MIA, headed by Martin Luther King, Jr., coordinated the boycott throughout. The MIA waited until December to declare an end to the boycott, wanting to make sure that the ruling would be carried out in Montgomery. Dr. King signaled the official end of the boycott by boarding an integrated bus on Dec. 21, 1956. Suggestions for Victorious Bus Boycotters, MLKs Powerful Turn to Nonviolence.
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