Browder v. Gayle, 352 U.S. 903 - The Martin Luther King, Jr., …
WEBBrowder v. Gayle, 352 U.S. 903. February 1, 1956 to December 17, 1956. Aurelia S. Browder v. William A. Gayle challenged the Alabama state statutes and Montgomery, Alabama, city ordinances requiring segregation on Montgomery buses.
Browder v. Gayle - Wikipedia
WEBBrowder v. Gayle, 142 F. Supp. 707 (1956), [1] was a case heard before a three-judge panel of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama on Montgomery and Alabama state bus segregation laws. The panel consisted of Middle District of Alabama Judge Frank Minis Johnson, Northern District of Alabama Judge Seybourn Harris ...
Browder v. Gayle: Court Case, Arguments, Impact - ThoughtCo
WEBUpdated on January 31, 2020. Browder v. Gayle (1956) was a District Court case that legally ended segregation on public buses in Montgomery, Alabama. The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the case, allowing the District Court's judgment to stand. Fast Facts: Browder v. Gayle. Case Argued: April 24, 1956. Decision Issued: June 5, 1956.
Browder v. Gayle: The Women Before Rosa Parks
WEBJun 16, 2011 · Although the Montgomery Bus Boycott was successful in galvanizing the civil rights movement and promoting awareness of the injustice of segregated busing, Browder v. Gayle provided the legal basis for ending transportation segregation in Alabama.
Gayle v. Browder | Oyez
WEBGayle v. Browder | Oyez. Gayle v. Browder. Appellant. W. A. Gayle, Mayor of Montgomery. Appellee. Aurelia Browder. Location of Montgomery AL bus where Rosa Parks was arrested. Docket no. 342. Decided by. Warren Court. Lower court. Federal district court. Citation. 352 US 903 (1956) Decided. Nov 13, 1956. Facts of the case.
‘Browder v. Gayle’ | Learning for Justice
WEBGayle, is one of the most significant milestones in American civil rights history, but it has largely been left out of civil rights instruction. The 60th anniversary of Browder v. Gayle offers an opportunity to get to know this critical case, the unheralded women behind it, and its wider relationship to the boycott and the crusade for racial ...
(1956) Browder v. Gayle - Blackpast
WEBJan 21, 2007 · Gayle •. (1956) Browder v. Gayle. June 5, 1956. OPINION BY: RIVES. Statement of the Case. The purpose of this action is to test the constitutionality of both the statutes of the State of Alabama n1 and the ordinances of the City of Montgomery n2 which require the segregation of the white and colored races on the motor buses of the …
<em>Browder v. Gayle</em>, Class Action Lawsuit - Library of Congress
WEBBrowder v. Gayle, Class Action Lawsuit. On December 13, 1955, NAACP state field secretary W. C. Patton met with Montgomery branch president Robert L. Matthews, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Fred Gray to discuss the bus boycott. Rosa authorized the NAACP to process her case.
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Browder v. Gayle
WEBThe Browder in Browder v. Gayle. On April 29, 1955, Aurelia Browder, like so many other black residents of Montgomery, was mistreated on a city bus. According to her testimony in the civil case, she was forced by the bus driver “to get up and stand to let a white man and a white lady sit down.”.
District Court hears Browder v. Gayle | The Martin Luther King, Jr ...
WEBMay 11, 1956. A three-judge U.S. District Court panel hears Browder v. Gayle. Judges Richard Rives, Seybourn Lynne, and Frank M. Johnson, Jr., hear testimony by city and state officials, employees of the bus company, and the four black women plaintiffs.
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