diff --git a/montgomery-bus-boycott-factfile/legalvictories.md b/montgomery-bus-boycott-factfile/legalvictories.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..63c7952 --- /dev/null +++ b/montgomery-bus-boycott-factfile/legalvictories.md @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +# The Montgomery Bus Boycott +[Back to main]() + +## Legal Victories + +### Browder vs Gayle +This was the specific lawsuit created by 5 women who were mistreated on buses to try and stop the city's segregation laws directly. The Supreme Court eventually declared bus segregation unconstitutional, officially ending the 381-day boycott + +### Brown vs Board of Education +This case ruled that "separate but equal" schools were unequal and unconstitutional in public schools. It was used to argue that segregation should also be illegal on public transport \ No newline at end of file