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Baton Rouge Bus Boycott

Title:

Years:

1953

Description:

In 1953, Baton Rouge, Louisiana became the site of the first large-scale bus boycott to protest a city's segregated bus system. The eight-day boycott became a blueprint for the 1955 Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott.

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64 Parishes

Date of Original:: 2022
Collection:: 64 Parishes
Contributing Institution:: Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities