Browder v. Gayle - Wikipedia
On March 2, 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, 15-year-old Claudette Colvin became the first person to be arrested for her refusal to give up her seat to white patrons boarding the bus. She was …
Gayle v. Browder | Oyez
While the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a boycott of the racially segregated bus system in Montgomery Alabama, the Legal Defense Fund of the NAACP challenged racial segregation …
Browder v. Gayle, 352 U.S. 903 - The Martin Luther King, Jr., …
On 13 November 1956, while King was in the courthouse being tried on the legality of the boycott’s carpools, a reporter notified him that the U.S. Supreme Court had just affirmed the …
Browder v. Gayle: The Case That Ended Bus Segregation
Jul 20, 2025 · The case of Browder v. Gayle was a United States Supreme Court ruling that addressed the constitutionality of racial segregation on public transportation. Its outcome was …
Browder v. Gayle | History of the Supreme Court
The lawsuit sued Montgomery public officials, including the Board of Commissioners (where Mayor Gayle served), and the bus company, Montgomery City Lines, Inc., claiming the bus …
Browder v. Gayle - The Book and Beyond
Four brave African American women, Claudette Colvin, Aurelia Browder, Susie McDonald, and Mary Louise Smith, served as plaintiffs in Browder v. Gayle, the case that struck down …
case rowder v. Gayle. A lifelong resident of Montgomery, Alabama, her home became a museum after h hts instruction. The 60th annivers ry of Browder v. Gayle ofers an opportunity to get to …
Browder v. Gayle - Encyclopedia of Alabama
Jun 24, 2025 · In Browder v. Gayle (1956), the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a district panel ruling that found racially segregated bus systems unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause …
Browder v. Gayle, Class Action Lawsuit - Library of Congress
On February 1, 1956, Gray filed a federal lawsuit, Browder v. Gayle, on behalf of five female plaintiffs: Aurelia Browder, Susie McDonald, Jeanetta Reese, Claudette Colvin, and Mary …
Browder v. Gayle: Court Case, Arguments, Impact - ThoughtCo
Jan 31, 2020 · In Browder v. Gayle (1956), a District Court held that segregation on public buses violated the 14th Amendment. The Supreme Court affirmed the decision.