5. The Montgomery Bus Boycott (MLK)

Why and when did MLK arrive in Montgomery Alabama?

1954 to take his position as pastor at the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church

Where was he from?

Atlanta, Georgia

Who was in charge of the Montgomery wing of the NAACP

Edgar Nixon

What were some of MLK’s first words as leader of the MIA, which stood for?

“We are tired- tired of being segregated and humiliated”, Montgomery Improvement Association

How did MLK organise alternative travel routes?

Promoted car pooling, 300 cars became involved in up to 42 drop-off points

What happened to taxi drivers who lowered their rates to less than the cost of a bus ticket?

(Less than 45c), they were fined, private vehicles were eventually used

What did King do to rally financial support

Travelled to other states churches and communities appealing to local people, who sent shoes and money, as well as sympathetic whites

What was the name of the woman who gave huge amounts of funding to the cause and how did she do it?

Georgia Gilmore, a chef who raised money through her funding organisation The Club from Nowhere, which sold food at MIA meetings

How long did the boycott last?

381 days