Encyclopedia of African American Society, Volume 2Gerald David Jaynes An encyclopedic reference of African American history and culture. |
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... leaders of the civil rights movement . The event that triggered the Montgomery bus boy- cott took place in Montgomery , Alabama , on December 1 , 1955. On that day , a local seamstress named Rosa Parks refused to give her seat to a ...
... leaders of the civil rights movement . The event that triggered the Montgomery bus boy- cott took place in Montgomery , Alabama , on December 1 , 1955. On that day , a local seamstress named Rosa Parks refused to give her seat to a ...
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... leaders led boycotts of white - owned busi- nesses that refused to hire blacks . In the 1920s and 1930s , the influence of the Indian activist Mohandas ( Mahatma ) Gandhi began to be felt in America and by African American leaders ...
... leaders led boycotts of white - owned busi- nesses that refused to hire blacks . In the 1920s and 1930s , the influence of the Indian activist Mohandas ( Mahatma ) Gandhi began to be felt in America and by African American leaders ...
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... leaders organized the Montgomery Improvement Association ( MIA ) to coordinate a boycott of Montgomery's buses . The boycott developed the leadership experience of Martin Luther King Jr. and Ralph Abernathy , the organizers of the ...
... leaders organized the Montgomery Improvement Association ( MIA ) to coordinate a boycott of Montgomery's buses . The boycott developed the leadership experience of Martin Luther King Jr. and Ralph Abernathy , the organizers of the ...
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Editorial Board | 500 |
Readers Guide xiii | 507 |
African Americans in Halls of Fame | 907 |
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