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Browder v. Gayle

A federal court ruled that racial segregation on public buses in Alabama was unconstitutional.

Year

1956

Impact

Positive

Status

Active

Party

Unknown

Era

Civil Rights Era

Impact Context

Ended bus segregation in Montgomery and validated the constitutional claims behind the bus boycott.

What This Policy Did

Ended bus segregation in Montgomery and validated the constitutional claims behind the bus boycott.

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Sources

Browder v. Gayle

Justia • Government

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