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The montgomery bus boycott: was sparked when rosa parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white man. did not succeed in desegregating the public buses. propelled thurgood marshall into the national spotlight as a leader in the civil rights movement. marked the end of the civil rights movement. lasted less than two weeks.

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The Montgomery Bus Boycott was "sparked when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat" on a Montgomery bus. The boycott lasted from 12/5/55-12/20/55. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. emerged as a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. The US Supreme Court ordered Montgomery to integrate the bus system.
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