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Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story
Martin Luther King Jr · 1957 · 240 pages
Chronicles the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott sparked by Mrs. Rosa Park's refusal to give up her seat to a white male, describing the plans and problems of a nonviolent campaign, reprisals by the white community, and the eventual attainment of desegrated city bus service.
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John Lewis
“I remember the first time I heard the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on an old radio. It felt like he was speaking directly to me, saying, ‘You, too, can do something.’ I soon wrote a letter to Dr. King asking for his help in desegregating a nearby college. Eventually he became my big brother, my mentor, and my hero.”↗
