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The "Conspiracy of Silence" regarding the Montgomery bus boycott was an interesting facet that I hadn't known about. However, I recalled the movie "Mississippi Burning," and remembered that while much of the white racism was overt, the police harrassment of many blacks and some sympathetic whites was often covert. Its clear the Mrs. Durr was stopped and ticketed for driving a black woman to work, but obviously the police officer wouldn't state that aloud. He was probably following a policy laid down by his police chief that was given orally, so that they could deny such a policy existed. - Phil Novalski. | The "Conspiracy of Silence" regarding the Montgomery bus boycott was an interesting facet that I hadn't known about. However, I recalled the movie "Mississippi Burning," and remembered that while much of the white racism was overt, the police harrassment of many blacks and some sympathetic whites was often covert. Its clear the Mrs. Durr was stopped and ticketed for driving a black woman to work, but obviously the police officer wouldn't state that aloud. He was probably following a policy laid down by his police chief that was given orally, so that they could deny such a policy existed. - Phil Novalski. | ||
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| + | I really enjoyed reading about Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Before reading this article, I had never read or heard about it in this much detail. What I think is particularly striking about this piece is that Rosa Parks comes off as this quiet and mild-mannered woman -- someone who you would never think would challenge the constitutionality of a law--but she is not hesitant at all to do so. --Katie Nelson | ||
== Cynthia Griggs Fleming, “Ruby Doris Smith Robinson and Black Women’s Leadership in SNCC” == | == Cynthia Griggs Fleming, “Ruby Doris Smith Robinson and Black Women’s Leadership in SNCC” == | ||
