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The Montgomery Bus Boycott : a primary source exploration of the protest for equal treatment
Publication Information
North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Press, [2015]
Physical Description
32 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Summary
"The Montgomery Bus Boycott began when Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on the bus. The campaign that followed was one of the most important protests against segregation in the United States. The boycotters stood up for their beliefs. Explore the points of view of the boycotters and the people who opposed them"--
Contents
- Setting the stage for Montgomery
- Montgomery buses and segregation
- One bus, two lives
- 381 days to victory
- The boycott that started the Civil Rights Movement.
Subjects
- African Americans > Civil rights > Alabama > Montgomery > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
- Civil rights movements > Alabama > Montgomery > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
- Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, Ala., 1955-1956.
- African Americans > Civil rights.
- Civil rights movements.
- Montgomery (Ala.) > Race relations > Juvenile literature.
- Montgomery (Ala.) > Race relations.