👉 The Montgomery Project, initiated by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1943, was a pivotal grassroots campaign aimed at desegregating Montgomery, Alabama, during the height of the Jim Crow era. Led by local NAACP leaders like Roy Wilkins and E.D. Nixon, the project focused on challenging segregation in public facilities, including parks, restaurants, and transportation. It involved organizing boycotts, sit-ins, and peaceful protests, most notably the famous 381-day bus boycott sparked by Rosa Parks' arrest. The project not only highlighted the systemic racial injustices in Montgomery but also galvanized the broader Civil Rights Movement, demonstrating the power of nonviolent resistance and community organizing.
