Cummings diary /by Charles J. Cummings, 1859.

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Cummings diary /by Charles J. Cummings, 1859.

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The diary describes an 1859 journey from Iowa to Oregon by way of the Mormon Trail from Council Bluffs to Fort Laramie, North Platte road to Platte Bridge, along the river to the Oregon Trail, Gilbert's Station, Lander Cut-off to City of Rocks, California Trail to the Great Bend of the Humboldt, and the Honey Lake-Applegate Trail.

1 v. (107 p.) ; 19 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Cummings, Charles J.

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Charles H. Cummings was a manager at the Montgomery City Bus Lines when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on December 1, 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama. Her arrest sparked the African American community of Montgomery to begin a boycott of the Montgomery bus system. The boycott was led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. From the description of Rosa Parks scrapbook, 1955-1956. (The Henry Ford). WorldCat record id: 774597566 ...