Comic Book, "Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story," 1957
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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."
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
Comic book
Date Made
1957
Subject Date
1955-1956
Keywords
United States, Alabama, Montgomery
Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, Ala., 1955-1956
Collection Title
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
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