A significant civil rights event that occurred in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955 was the Montgomery Bus Boycott, sparked by the arrest of Rosa Parks for refusing to give up her seat to a white person. This act of defiance became a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement. The boycott, led by figures like Martin Luther King Jr., lasted over a year, during which African Americans refused to use the city’s buses, ultimately resulting in a Supreme Court ruling that declared segregation on public buses unconstitutional. The event galvanized efforts towards civil rights and highlighted the power of nonviolent protest.