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US Civil Rights: the Montgomery bus boycott
US Civil Rights: the Montgomery bus boycott
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Length:
45 minutes
Released:
Aug 2, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Rosa Parks’ momentous refusal to vacate her bus seat for a white passenger in 1955 sparked a boycott that lasted for 381 days, and successfully pressured city authorities to end bus segregation. In the second episode of our series delving into the US Civil Rights movement, Rhiannon Davies speaks to historians Jeanne Theoharis and Mia Bay to delve into the inner workings of the boycott, as well as the power of direct action.
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Released:
Aug 2, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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