Montgomery Branch, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People minutes, 1954-1955.

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Montgomery Branch, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People minutes, 1954-1955.

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Two minute books documenting the meetings of the Executive Committee of the Montgomery, Alabama Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), February 22-August 29, 1955, and the Branch membership, January 9-December 12, 1955. Loose sheets of notes taken at meetings but not recorded in the minute books, including notes of an emergency Executive Committee meeting on December 13, 1955, referring to the Rosa Parks bus segregation incident. One prior bus segregation incident is also noted. Correspondence from the Youth Council of the NAACP, membership lists and financial reports for the branch during this period are included. These minutes, particularly those of the Executive Committee, present a clear picture of civil rights activities in Montgomery at this time.

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