Montgomery African-American community
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The Montgomery African-American community was the Black population of Montgomery, Alabama, that played a central role in the civil rights movement, including the Montgomery Bus Boycott and broader struggles against segregation and racial injustice.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African-American community
ⓘ
ethnic community ⓘ |
| associatedWithCourtCase | Browder v. Gayle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
legal challenges to bus segregation in Montgomery
ⓘ
national awareness of segregation in the Deep South ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demographicRole | major portion of Montgomery’s working-class population during Jim Crow era ⓘ |
| economicRole | significant share of Montgomery’s bus ridership revenues before boycott ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| experienced |
racially discriminatory voting practices
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segregated public facilities ⓘ segregated public transportation ⓘ segregated schools ⓘ |
| faced |
economic retaliation for civil rights activism
ⓘ
police harassment during protests ⓘ threats and violence from white supremacists ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
catalyst for modern civil rights movement
ⓘ
helped end legal bus segregation in Montgomery ⓘ |
| includedOrganization |
Dexter Avenue Baptist Church congregation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Holt Street Baptist Church congregation NERFINISHED ⓘ Montgomery Improvement Association supporters ⓘ local NAACP membership in Montgomery ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent civil rights campaigns across the South ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Montgomery, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Montgomery bus boycott
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
school desegregation efforts in Montgomery ⓘ voter registration campaigns in Montgomery ⓘ |
| organized |
carpool systems during Montgomery bus boycott
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mass boycotts of segregated buses ⓘ mass meetings in churches during civil rights movement ⓘ |
| playedCentralRoleIn |
Montgomery bus boycott
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
civil rights movement in the United States ⓘ |
| primaryUsersOf | Montgomery city bus system before desegregation ⓘ |
| providedLeadershipFor | Montgomery Improvement Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousInstitutions | Black churches in Montgomery ⓘ |
| socialInstitutions |
Black civic clubs in Montgomery
ⓘ
Black fraternal organizations in Montgomery ⓘ |
| struggledAgainst |
Jim Crow laws
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
racial injustice ⓘ racial segregation ⓘ |
| supportedLeader |
E. D. Nixon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jo Ann Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Luther King Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Abernathy NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosa Parks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
church-based organizing
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economic boycott ⓘ mass meetings ⓘ nonviolent protest ⓘ |
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