What was the significance of the Montgomery Bus Boycott? L/O – To assess the causes, impact and...

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Causes of the Bus Boycott The NAACP branch in Montgomery led by Edgar Nixon, local educator and member of the ‘Women’s Political Council’, Jo Ann Robinson, and local church ministers immediately began to mobilise support in the community for a boycott of bus services. They formed the ‘Montgomery Improvement Association’ on 5 th December to organise the boycott. Young Baptist minister Martin Luther King Jr was appointed its leader as he was new to the community and had few enemies.