Inside the Montgomery Bus Boycott

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Summary: Inside the Montgomery Bus Boycott- My Personal Story"
Review: ...This is the best account of the Montgomery Bus Boycott that has ever been published. Thanks to the author for having given a full, truthful and concise account of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. It is a "must read."

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Summary: An Insider's Account of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Review: Please note: This book was published (first printing) on March 21, 2002. The true and full story about the Montgomery Bus Boycott, told by an insider who was a founder and the original secretary of the Montgomery Improvement Association that spearheaded the bus boycott that began the civil rights movement which forced the elimination of legalized segregation and racial discrimination and secured for African American the right to vote in the South, and access to public accomodations, opening housing, and equal education and employment opportunities. Only an insider who felt the pulse and shared the collective agony of those boycotting buses in Montgomery can give an eye-witness account of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. "Inside the Montgomery Bus Boycott - My personal Story " is that account. In one of his personal encounters with Martin Luther King, Jr., the author writes: "On Monday, June 18, I met with King shortly after he, having cut short his vacation in California, returned to Montgomery upon hearing the news that had spread from coast to coast about the charges that I had made about leaders misappropriating MIA funds and my resigning as the secretary of the MIA. I came to his parsonage, located at 309 South Jackson Street, that morning after having talked with him on the telephone about a hour and a half earlier. During our telephone conversation I told him that I would like to come and talk with him in person. He seemed pleased from the tone of his voice and ready to have me talk with him. Later, when he opened the door to let me enter his home, the expression on his face revealed a pleasant conuntenance; however, I would soon learn that he was furious about the statement I had released to the press, and he told me so, in no uncertain terms. No sooner than he closed the door he said, "God damn you! Why in the hell did you put our business in the streets?" (p. 140)

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Summary: Inside the Montgomery Bus Boycott - My Personal Story"
Review: The true and full story about the Montgomery Bus Boycott, told by an insider who was a founder and the original secretary of the Montgomery Improvement Association that spearheaded the bus boycott that began the civil rights movement which forced the elimination of legalized segregation and racial discrimination and secured for African Americans the right to vote in the South, and access to public accomodations, opening housing, and equal education and employment opportunities. Only an insider who felt the pulse and shared the collective agony of those boycotting buses in Montgomery can give an eye-witness account of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. "Inside the Montgomery Bus Boycott - My Personal Story" is that account. (Published: March 2002).