African-American Women Threaten a Bus Boycott in Montgomery
This letter from the Women's Political Council to the Mayor of Montgomery, Alabama, threatens a bus boycott by the city's African Americans if demands for fair treatment are not met.
Tags: Boycotts, Social Movements
Item Type: Diary/Letter
Historical Era: Postwar America (1946-1975)
Bayard Rustin Explains Car Pools in the Montgomery Bus Boycott
African-American civil rights activist Bayard Rustin advised Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., on the Montgomery bus boycott. In this excerpt from his diary, Rustin describes how the city's black residents found ways to get to and from work without [...]
Tags: Boycotts
Item Type: Diary/Letter
African-American Women Threaten a Bus Boycott in Montgomery (with text supports)
In May 1954, the Women's Political Council of Montgomery, Alabama wrote a letter to the Mayor of Montgomery asking for changes that would make the city’s public bus system treat African-American riders with more fairness. The Women’s [...]
Tags: Boycotts, Reading Supports
Item Type: Diary/Letter
Historical Era: Postwar America (1946-1975)