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Negro-Sponsored Institute Assailed By Council Speaker

December 13, 1956

Describes that many southern leaders, including Congressmen, disagreed with the Supreme Court’s 1954 Brown v Board decision and held a meeting in which they aimed to discuss their concerns.

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In Face of Possible Indictments: Montgomery Negroes Continue Boycott

February 21, 1956

Describes Rev. Abernathy and a group of around 4,000 refusing to stop the bus boycott in the face of possible Grand Jury indictment.

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‘Quit Giving Negroes Rides’, Mayor Urges in Montgomery

January 25, 1956

George Wallace reacts to the ongoing bus boycott in Montgomery.

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