why was martin luther king jr arrested during the montegomery boycott?

Answer 1

February 21, 1956

Dr. King is indicted with other 156 protesters in the Montgomery bus boycott on the charge (under a 1921 ordinance,) of being party to a conspiracy to hinder and prevent the operation of business without “just or legal cause.”

King was ordered to pay a $500 fine or serve 386 days in jail. The move backfired by bringing national attention to the protest, which lead in June 4th of the same year to a United States District Court rule that racial segregation on city bus lines is unconstitutional.

King commented on the arrest by saying: "I was proud of my crime. It was the crime of joining my people in a nonviolent protest against injustice

Answer 2

he was not

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery. He and other African-American community leaders felt a protest of some kind was needed. A meeting was called and an overflowing crowd came to the church to hear his words. Dr. King told the crowd that the only way they could fight back would be to boycott the bus company.

On the morning of Dec. 5, the African-American residents of the city refused to use the buses. Most walked, those few with cars arranged rides for friends and strangers, some even rode mules. Only a very small number of African-Americans rode the bus that day.

Dr. King and the other African-American community leaders held another meeting to organize future action. They named their organization the Montgomery Improvement Association and elected Dr. King as its president.

As the boycott continued the white community fought back with terrorism and harassment. The car-pool drivers were arrested for picking up hitchhikers. African-Americans waiting on street corners for a ride were arrested for loitering.

On January 30, 1956 Dr. King's home was bombed. His wife and their baby daughter escaped without injury. When Dr. King arrived home he found an angry mob waiting. Dr. King told the crowd to go home.


"We must learn to meet hate with love" he said.
The boycott continued for over a year. It eventually took the United States Supreme Court to end the boycott. On November 13, 1956 the Court declared that Alabama's state and local laws requiring segregation on buses were illegal. On December 20th federal injunctions were served on the city and bus company officials forcing them to follow the Supreme Court's ruling.

The following morning, December 21, 1956, Dr. King and Rev. Glen Smiley, a white minister, shared the front seat of a public bus. The boycott had lasted 381 days. The boycott was a success.

this will show when he was arrested
http://www.lib.lsu.edu/hum/mlk/srs216.html

Answer 3

Civil Disobedience

Answer 4

he was in charge of the boycott and officials thought if they'd arrested him, the boycott would stop