Montgomery Bus Boycott Scrapbook, November 1955 - April 1957 (Part 5 of 6)
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These newspaper articles come from a scrapbook of newspaper clippings saved by Charles "Homer" Cummings, a Montgomery City bus lines manager. Together, these articles recount the story of the 381-day Montgomery bus boycott that was inspired by the arrest of Rosa Parks, who refused to give up her bus seat to a white man despite existing segregation laws.
These newspaper articles come from a scrapbook of newspaper clippings saved by Charles "Homer" Cummings, a Montgomery City bus lines manager. Together, these articles recount the story of the 381-day Montgomery bus boycott that was inspired by the arrest of Rosa Parks, who refused to give up her bus seat to a white man despite existing segregation laws.
Artifact
Scrapbook
Subject Date
June 1956-August 1956
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Alabama, Montgomery
Creator Notes
The original scrapbook was compiled by Charles H. Cummings of Montgomery, Alabama.
Keywords
United States, Alabama, Montgomery
Collections (Object groupings)
Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, Ala., 1955-1956
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2001.154.2.Part5of6
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
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