Montgomery Improvement Association
What Montgomery Improvement Association means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Montgomery Improvement Association
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A newly formed organisation, led by Martin Luther King Jr., which extended the one-day boycott for 381 days.
Topics that use Montgomery Improvement Association
- Option 33: Key topic 1: The development of the civil rights movement, 1954–60 - 3 The Montgomery Bus Boycott and its impact, 1955–60 (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Economic pressure
- Federal legislation
- Leadership
- Legal victories
- Mass mobilisation
- Non-violent direct action
- Organisation
- Segregation
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