Yes, it was a success. The protest ended with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that segregation on public buses is unconstitutional. On June 5, 1956, a Montgomery federal court finally ruled that any law requiring racially segregated seating on buses violated the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution after 381 days the riot had started. That amendment, adopted in 1868 following the American Civil War(1861-65), guarantees all citizens, regardless of race, equal rights and equal protection under state and federal laws. The city appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, which upheld the lower court’s decision on December 20, 1956. Montgomery’s buses were integrated on December 21, 1956, and the boycott ended.
The Montgomery bus riot was one of the events that started the civil rights movements of the African-Americans. Not only did it indicate the beginning of assuring African-American’s rights in Montgomery, but it also instigated a new culture that pursued the freedom of African-Americans around America, especially Southern America.
In addition, the MIA became one of the founding organizations of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in January 1957. The MIA lost some vital momentum after King moved from Montgomery to Atlanta in 1960, but the organization continued campaigns throughout the 1960s, focusing on voter registration, local school integration, and the integration of Montgomery city parks. The MIA improved the life of black people living in Montgomery after the boycott.
Lastly, King's role in the bus boycott transformed him into a national figure and the best-known spokesman of the civil rights movement. Beginning with the Montgomery bus riot, King started to devote his life for civil rights movement for African-Americans in America. He took part in the Birmingham campaign, the march on Washington in 1963 and many other movements.
In addition, the MIA became one of the founding organizations of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in January 1957. The MIA lost some vital momentum after King moved from Montgomery to Atlanta in 1960, but the organization continued campaigns throughout the 1960s, focusing on voter registration, local school integration, and the integration of Montgomery city parks. The MIA improved the life of black people living in Montgomery after the boycott.
Lastly, King's role in the bus boycott transformed him into a national figure and the best-known spokesman of the civil rights movement. Beginning with the Montgomery bus riot, King started to devote his life for civil rights movement for African-Americans in America. He took part in the Birmingham campaign, the march on Washington in 1963 and many other movements.