Getting Started - HS 300-25: The Montgomery Bus Boycott

History on TV

NBC Evening News for Friday, Dec 10, 2004
Brian Williams reports on the discovery of ledger books and mug shots from the Montgomery jail. CLICK on the VIEW VIDEO button to see the RealMedia clip.
Mug shots from the Alabama Department of Archives and History
Selected pages of the arrest logs and mug shots described in the news story.

Sources in History

Understanding the Montgomery Boycott can be gained by examining primary sources, the information and documentation published and available in 1955 and 1956. This takes the form of original records or first hand accounts. You will find primary sources in multiple formats, for instance, in print, an eletronic resource, and on microfilm. Examples of a primary source can include:

Speeches, Letters, Diaries, Images, Newspaper Articles, Magazine/Journal Articles (written at the time studied), Pamphlets, Government Information, and Artifacts

Sources in African American History

Black Studies Center


Black Studies Center brings together essential historical and current material for researching the past, present and future of African-Americans, the wider African Diaspora, and Africa itself.
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