"Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story," 1957

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Artifact Overview

This comic book recounts Rosa Parks's refusal to move to the back of a Montgomery, Alabama, bus; the resulting black community's boycott of city buses; and the rise of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.'s leadership of the Civil Rights Movement. The Fellowship of Reconciliation was an international association dedicated to promoting "peace, justice, and nonviolence."

Artifact Details

Artifact

Comic book

Date Made

1957

Subject Date

1955-1956

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2006.7.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 10.75 in
Width: 7.25 in