National Center Montgomery Bus Boycott Observance, Dec. 5
Schedule
Thu Dec 05 2024 at 11:00 am to 01:00 pm
UTC-06:00Location
Alabama State University | Montgomery, AL
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The National Center for the Study of Civil Rights and African-American Culture at ASU will observe the 69th Anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott on Thursday, December 5, 2024, at 11 a.m. The program will be at the ASU Montgomery Interpretative Center gallery, located in front of The ASU Stadium.The theme is “The Montgomery Bus Boycott in Film—Untold Truths, Distorted Facts, and Forgotten Heroes?”
Montgomery Bus Boycott took place from December 5, 1955 – December 21, 1956, which under the leadership of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Montgomery Improvement Association, and with the cooperation of 50,000 blacks in the city, defeated the system of bus segregation in the city.
A panel of scholars, a boycott participant, and family members of boycott activists will examine the depiction of events and individuals and evaluate the program’s theme.
For more information, contact Dr. Dorothy Autrey at 334.590.1837 or E-Mail: [email protected].
The event is FREE and OPEN to the public.
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Where is it happening?
Alabama State University, 2000 Girard St, Montgomery, AL 36106-1428, United States,Montgomery, AlabamaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
