This Day in History: Claudette Colvin and the Montgomery Bus Boycott

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Fee:

Free.

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Location:

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial (inside the memorial)

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Dates & Times

Date:

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Time:

10:00 AM, 2:00 PM, 4:00 PM

Duration:

30 minutes

Type of Event

Talk

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Description

On this day in history in 1955, Claudette Colvin refused to leave her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery Alabama, sparking the idea for a boycott. It was nine months later when Rosa Parks helped initiate the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Learn the story of how this civil rights protest challenged segregation in Alabama. 

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Contact Information

Ranger Joe Mohr
[phone]