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Since the slaves were freed Afro-American citizens were fighting for their rights, the NAACP is an example. It wasn't until that fateful day, December 1, 1955, that a true revolutions occurred for the equal rights of America's colored citizens. Rosa Parks's arrest for breaking segregation laws and here agreement with Nixon to challenge segregation laws in the supreme court was the spark to jump-start a new era in Civil Rights in America. Within days after Rosa Parks's arrest, led by Martin Luther King Jr., Afro-Americans in Montgomery started a boycott of the bus system which inspired a plethora of protests across the nation demanding equal rights. The Montgomery boycott was extremely successful with in one year the bus segregation laws were declared unconstitutional. This success brought many followers to Martin Luther King Jr. and with many other ministers King formed the SCLC. Over the course of over 8 years, several sit-ins, riots, protest, marches, and boycotts, and the success of King's Address in Washington the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1965 were passed by Johnson allowing the government to end segregation and regulate voting areas.