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MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT

MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT. WRAP UP. Monday December 5, 1955. 90% of 40,000 – 50,000 Goals: Courteous treatment First-come, first served (Back and Front) Negro bus operators. ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION. African-American cabbies 300 cars ‘dispatch centers’ Walkers. The BATTLE.

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MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT

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  1. MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT WRAP UP

  2. Monday December 5, 1955 • 90% of 40,000 – 50,000 • Goals: • Courteous treatment • First-come, first served (Back and Front) • Negro bus operators

  3. ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION • African-American cabbies • 300 cars ‘dispatch centers’ • Walkers

  4. The BATTLE • Bombing of ED Nixon and MLK • 1921 Conspiracy Law ($500) • NAACP files suit – wins 2-1 • Appeals to Supreme Court • November 12, 1956 Injunction • November 13, 1956 Decision

  5. The BATTLE • December 21, 1956 6:00 AM • January 1957 Violence: • Shots fired • 5 PM curfew • Churches and homes bombed • Eyes on the Prize

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