Nixon, Edgar Daniel

Authoritative Name:
Nixon, Edgar Daniel
Biography:
"Union leader and civil rights advocate E. D. Nixon was a prominent figure in the Montgomery bus boycott, the event that launched Martin Luther King, Jr. into the national spotlight. Described by King as a "foe of injustice" and as a man who "worked fearlessly to achieve the rights of this people and to rouse the Negroes from their apathy," Nixon worked behind the scenes to organize and sustain the boycott and to launch the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA)."--"Nixon, Edgar Daniel (1899-1987)," King Encyclopedia, retrieved June 6, 2008.
Associated Subjects:
Nixon, Edgar Daniel
Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

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Interview with Anne Braden, March 10, 1989

Creator:
Braden, Anne, 1924-2006
Date of Original:
1989-03-10
Collection:
Anne Braden Oral History Project
Contributing Institution:
University of Kentucky

E. D. Nixon

Creator:
Brooks, F. Erik
Date of Original:
2007-09-19
Collection:
Encyclopedia of Alabama
Contributing Institution:
Encyclopedia of Alabama (Project)

Modern Civil Rights Movement in Alabama

Creator:
Jeffries, Hasan Kwame, 1973-
Date of Original:
2008-06-17
Collection:
Encyclopedia of Alabama
Contributing Institution:
Encyclopedia of Alabama (Project)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Creator:
Burns, Stewart
Date of Original:
2008-06-09
Collection:
Encyclopedia of Alabama
Contributing Institution:
Encyclopedia of Alabama (Project)

E.D. Nixon

Creator:
Montgomery County (Ala.). Sheriff's Dept.
Date of Original:
1956-02-21
Collection:
Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement
Contributing Institution:
Montgomery County (Ala.). Archives
Educator Resources:

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Rosa Parks

Date of Original:
1955/1956
Collection:
Teachers' Domain Civil Rights Special Collection
Contributing Institution:
WGBH Educational Foundation