Historical Organization

Montgomery Improvement Association

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Montgomery Improvement Association

Also known as: MIA

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Organization Timeline

Montgomery residents begin a mass bus boycott

đź“… 5 December 1955

Black residents stayed off Montgomery buses after organizers circulated a call for protest following Rosa Parks’ arrest. Leaders formed the Montgomery Improvement Association and a mass meeting...

The Browder ruling rejects compulsory bus segregation

đź“… 5 June 1956

A federal three-judge panel ruled that Alabama’s bus segregation laws were unconstitutional. Black women’s litigation complemented the Montgomery boycott’s collective pressure. Campaigners continued...

Montgomery residents return to desegregated buses

đź“… 21 December 1956

Black residents resumed bus travel after the boycott ended the previous day following receipt of the desegregation mandate. Sustained community organization, alternative transport and litigation had...

Civil rights organizers depart for an exchange in India

đź“… 3 February 1959

Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King and Lawrence Reddick departed on a journey that included a five-week visit to India. They explored Gandhian nonviolence and exchanged experiences with Indian...