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Thread #76110   Message #1344849
Posted By: Peace
01-Dec-04 - 06:50 PM
Thread Name: BS: Lest We Forget: History to Remember
Subject: RE: BS: Lest We Forget: History to Remember
"The bus incident led to the formation of the Montgomery Improvement Association, led by the young pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The association called for a boycott of the city-owned bus company. The boycott lasted 382 days and brought Mrs. Parks, Dr. King, and their cause to the attention of the world. A Supreme Court Decision struck down the Montgomery ordinance under which Mrs. Parks had been fined, and outlawed racial segregation on public transportation."

A victory for humanity by a brave woman who didn't turn the other cheek.