Fnishers' Celebration

Mark 70 years since Browder v. Gayle in Montgomery: Dec. 20 celebration at 2 PM, Dec. 21 integrated bus ride observance at 5:55 AM.
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Fnishers' Celebration

Seventy years ago, five Montgomery women took bus segregation to federal court, and won. Browder v. Gayle reached Montgomery on December 20, 1956, and at 5:55 the next morning, the city’s buses rode integrated for the first time.

Join us as we finish the story.

Finishers’ Celebration: Sunday, December 20, 2026, 2:00 PM, Frank M. Johnson Jr. U.S. Courthouse Complex. Reception to follow at the Rosa Parks Museum. (Rosa Parks Museum for both if inclement weather.)

Inaugural Ride Observance: Monday, December 21, 2026, 5:55 AM, Jackson and Centennial (formerly Key) Streets. Seventy years to the minute.

Together we’ll honor The Fourteenth Five™, also known as The Seat Changers™, and the everyday people, businesses and organizations who helped finish what Montgomery started in 1901.

All are welcome. Save your seat.Come celebrate our finishers in person!