On Nov. 13, 1956, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Alabama’s laws permitting segregation on public buses. The landmark decision marked a significant victory for the Civil Rights Movement and came as a direct result of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. For over a year, African Americans in Montgomery, Alabama, united in protest, refusing to ride public buses in response to the arrest of Rosa Parks. Parks, a civil rights icon, was detained in 1955 after famously refusing to give up her seat to a white man. Her quiet act of defiance sparked a powerful movement against racial injustice and ignited a nationwide push for equality. The Supreme Court’s 1956 ruling not only affirmed the unconstitutionality of segregation on public transit but also energized the broader fight for civil rights across the United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices