History of the United States II / Unit 13 USH2 1857 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Boycott Wins
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The idea
For three hundred eighty-one days Black Montgomery walked, shared rides or took Black-owned taxis rather than ride the buses, the anchor records.
In practice
A federal court in June nineteen fifty-six finding the segregation ordinance unconstitutional, a ruling the Supreme Court upheld.
Where people slip
The Yawp dates the Court's integration order to December twentieth, nineteen fifty-six, and says the boycott established King's leadership.
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