By: Adison Morinville, Summer Jenson, Morgan LaBelle.

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By: Adison Morinville, Summer Jenson, Morgan LaBelle

MLK, deep in thought. A dreamer, more than likely dreamin’

Montgomery Bus Boycott

The boycott in action, MLK at the lead

The boycott stretched on for over a year (382 days)

King, being the leader, received death threats, and had his house bombed

On November 13, 1956, the U.S. Supreme Court went against Alabama state saying the segregation of city busses went against the 14th amendment

A shiny vehicle, some fine young ladies;

a fine day indeed.

Martin Luther King, Jr., and his nonviolent civil rights movement had won its first great victory. There would be many more to come.

The Beginning of the Civil Rights Movement

MLK’s Philosophy on protest