Awakenings (1954-1956) | Montgomery Bus Boycott
Clip: Season 1 Episode 1 | 55sVideo has Closed Captions
Montgomery, AL's Black residents prep for the 1955 bus boycott after Rosa Park's arrest.
Jo Ann Robinson, the president of the Women’s Political Council, prepares for the one-day Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott on December 5, 1955 - the day Rosa Parks would be tried in municipal court after her arrest for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man. The community-wide effort pays off as witnesses attest. From Eyes on the Prize: Awakenings (1954-1956).
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Awakenings (1954-1956) | Montgomery Bus Boycott
Clip: Season 1 Episode 1 | 55sVideo has Closed Captions
Jo Ann Robinson, the president of the Women’s Political Council, prepares for the one-day Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott on December 5, 1955 - the day Rosa Parks would be tried in municipal court after her arrest for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man. The community-wide effort pays off as witnesses attest. From Eyes on the Prize: Awakenings (1954-1956).
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Awakenings (1954-1956) | Promo
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Individual acts of courage inspire Black Southerners to fight for their rights. (30s)
Awakenings (1954-1956) | The Bus Boycott: Women and Allyship
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The Montgomery bus boycott creates a necessary relationship between Black and white women. (1m 11s)
Awakenings (1954-1956) | Unita Blackwell
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Unita Blackwell shares the motivating factors for Black Americans to join the movement. (14s)
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