Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955-1956)
In early 1956, the homes of King and E. D. Nixon were bombed. King was
able to calm the crowd that gathered at his home by declaring: ‘‘Be calm
as I and my family are. We are not hurt and remember that if anything
happens to me, there will be others to take my place’’ (Papers
3:115). City officials obtained injunctions against the boycott in
February 1956, and indicted over 80 boycott leaders under a 1921 law
prohibiting conspiracies that interfered with lawful business. King was
tried and convicted on the charge and ordered to pay $500 or serve 386
days in jail in the case State of Alabama v. Martin Luther King, Jr. Despite this resistance, the boycott continued.
In early 1956, the homes of King and E. D. Nixon were bombed. King was
able to calm the crowd that gathered at his home by declaring: ‘‘Be calm
as I and my family are. We are not hurt and remember that if anything
happens to me, there will be others to take my place’’ (Papers
3:115). City officials obtained injunctions against the boycott in
February 1956, and indicted over 80 boycott leaders under a 1921 law
prohibiting conspiracies that interfered with lawful business. King was
tried and convicted on the charge and ordered to pay $500 or serve 386
days in jail in the case State of Alabama v. Martin Luther King, Jr. Despite this resistance, the boycott continued.
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