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# The Montgomery Bus Boycott
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## Key figures and leadership:
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While the boycotts started with Rosa Parks, there were a number of other people involved as well.
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1. Martin Luther King: MLK was a 26 year old minister who led the Montgomery Improvement Association.
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2. Jo Ann Robinson: She was the president of the Women’s Political Council (WPC), She printed 35,000 flyers to announce the boycott.
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3. E.D. Nixon: A ported who bailed Rosa Parks out of jail and saw an opportunity to stop the jim crow laws. |