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Montgomery Bus Boycott Flyer for a Benefit to Commemorate the One Year Anniversary of the Boycott --

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Montgomery Bus Boycott Flyer for a Benefit to Commemorate the One Year Anniversary of the Boycott --

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Auction Date:2014 Jan 30 @ 17:00 (UTC-8 : PST/AKDT)
Location:11901 Santa Monica Blvd. Suite 555, Los Angeles, California, 90025, United States
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Original flyer for a 5 December 1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott one year anniversary event. With a headline reading, ''Montgomery Buses Are Still Segregated!!!'' and below ''Bloodshed is threatened to defy the Supreme Court'', an event was held at the Manhattan Center in New York City on 5 December 1956 to support the Montgomery Improvement Association and ''victims of economic boycotts in other areas of the South.'' The event's headliners included performances by MLK's wife, Coretta Scott King, Tallulah Bankhead, and Duke Ellington. 1pp. document measures 8.5'' x 11''. Toning, else near fine. From the collection of Maude Ballou, Martin Luther King Jr.'s close friend and personal secretary.