| Told from the perspective of the Montgomery
Advertiser, researched and written by Kenneth Hare, editor of
the Advertiser’s editorial page; and illustrated with stunning photos
from the newspaper’s archives, They Walked to Freedom celebrates the
50th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, started by Rosa Parks’
brave act of civil disobedience – when she refused to obey a public
bus driver’s orders to give up her seat in the “colored” section of
the bus to a white man.
In the pages of They Walked to
Freedom, read:
The history leading up to the
arrest, trial, and conviction of Ms.
Parks.
Firsthand accounts of the
creation of the Montgomery
Improvement Association, which
united the black community like
never before.
Stories about Martin Luther
King Jr.’s leadership during the
boycott of the city bus system
and his subsequent involvement
with the Civil Rights Movement.
Coverage of the 1956 Supreme
Court decision that ruled
segregated public transportation
was unconstitutional, thus
ending the 381-day boycott.
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