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... > social science subjects > sociology > social change > activism and social justice > African American activism > Montgomery Bus Boycott
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > social change > activism and social justice > African American activism > Montgomery Bus Boycott

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Montgomery Bus Boycott  

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  • In the 1950s, segregation laws and city ordinances deemed it a misdemeanor for blacks and whites to intermingle in public transportation in Montgomery, Alabama. This was the law across the South. [Source: Encyclopedia of Black Studies; Montgomery Bus Boycott]

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