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Montgomery Bus Boycott

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The Montgomery Bus Boycott refers to a civil rights protest that took place in Montgomery, Alabama from 1955 to 1956, where African American residents refused to ride the city's segregated buses. This boycott was a significant event in the Civil Rights Movement and aimed to end racial segregation on public transportation.

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