What was a key outcome of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a pivotal event in the Civil Rights Movement, primarily aimed at opposing racial segregation on public buses in Montgomery, Alabama. The key outcome of the boycott was the desegregation of Montgomery buses.

The boycott began in December 1955, after Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white man. This act of defiance inspired a citywide boycott of the bus system, led by figures such as Martin Luther King Jr. The African American community's refusal to use the buses significantly impacted the transit system's finances and drew national attention to the civil rights issue.

Ultimately, after over a year of boycott, the Supreme Court ruled in Browder v. Gayle (1956) that segregation on public buses was unconstitutional. This landmark decision led to the desegregation of Montgomery’s bus system, making it one of the first major victories for the Civil Rights Movement and setting a precedent for subsequent actions aimed at ending segregation across the South.