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The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a significant event during the Civil Rights Movement in which African Americans in Montgomery, Alabama protested against segregated seating on city buses. It lasted for over a year and ultimately led to the Supreme Court ruling that segregation on public buses was unconstitutional.

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