Key Highlights About the Baton Rouge Bus Boycott: Blacks in Baton Rouge, Louisiana launched a successful boycott on their racist segregated public transit system in 1953 The boycott served as a model for Dr. King and other black leaders. Ordinance 251 was adopted on June 24. Rev. Jemison called off the boycott, arguing they achieved […]
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