Rosa Parks scrapbook, 1955-1956.

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Rosa Parks scrapbook, 1955-1956.

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The disbound scrapbook, compiled by Charles H. Cummings, is comprised of newspaper articles relating to the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott of 1955-1956. It contains newspaper articles from various cities concerning the events in Montgomery beginning with Rosa Parks' arrest and continuing through the boycott.

2 oversize boxes.

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King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

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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 ...

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Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005

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