Riding a Movement (The Story of The Montgomery Bus Boycott)

10/03/22 • 19 min

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The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a civil rights protest during which African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama in protest of bus segregation laws. The boycott is regarded as the first large-scale demonstration against segregation in the United States.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery_bus_boycott
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/montgomery-bus-boycott
https://www.britannica.com/event/Montgomery-bus-boycott
https://www.nps.gov/articles/montgomery-bus-boycott.htm
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