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1 See also

• Montgomery Bus BoycottThe Montgomery Bus Boycott was a political protest campaign in 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama intended to oppose the city's policy of racial segregation on its public transit system. The ensuing struggle eventually led to a United States Supreme Court decisi
• Mary Louise SmithMary Louise Smith was a civil rights protester. She is famous as one of the pre- Rosa Parks women who refused to give up their seats. She was just eighteen years old when she was arrested. Interestingly, the NAACP rejected her as a defendant in their test

2 External links

• She Had A Dream

• Daybreak of Freedom: The Montgomery Bus Boycott (Preface)

• Daybreak of Freedom: The Montgomery Bus Boycott (Excerpt)

• BROWDER v. GAYLE: The Women Before Rosa Parks