Sparked by the arrest of two Florida A&M University students who refused to give up their seats on a segregated bus, the Tallahassee Bus Boycott began on May 30, 1956. Inspired by the Montgomery movement, the boycott was led by local activists and students, with significant support from the Inter-Civic Council (ICC). It lasted until December of that year and resulted in the desegregation of the city’s buses, marking another crucial victory in the early civil rights movement.
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