Freedom walkers : the story of the Montgomery bus boycott /

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by Freedman, Russell.
[ 01. English Non Fiction ] Published by : Holiday House, (New York :) Physical details: xi, 114 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm. Subject(s): Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, Ala., 1955-1956. | African Americans --Civil rights --Alabama --Montgomery --History --20th century. | African Americans --Alabama --Montgomery --Biography. | Civil rights workers --Alabama --Montgomery --Biography. | Segregation in transportation --Alabama --Montgomery --History --20th century. | Civil rights movements --Alabama --Montgomery --History --20th century. | Montgomery (Ala.) --Race relations. | Montgomery (Ala.) --Biography. Year : 2006 01. English Non Fiction Item type : 01. English Non Fiction
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 100-110) and index.

Map -- Montgomery, Alabama, 1955-1956 -- Introduction: Why they walked -- Jo Ann Robinson -- Claudette Colvin -- Rosa Parks -- Martin Luther King, Jr. -- Boycott heroes -- Proud to be arrested -- Walking to victory -- Children are coming on -- Chapter notes -- Selected bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index.

Covers the events surrounding and including the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the end of segregation on buses.

A Junior Library Guild selection.