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Rosa Parks’ Life After the Montgomery Bus Boycott
In December 1955, Rosa Parks’ refusal as a Black woman to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, sparked a citywide bus boycott. That protest came to a successful ...
TheRide buses in Ann Arbor are reserving a seat for Rosa Parks on Transit Equity Day
On Transit Equity Day, TheRide is honoring Rosa Parks by reserving a seat for her on each bus with a sign commemorating her ...
Economic Boycotts: How Small Businesses Can Benefit
Ten days after the 24-hour consumer blackout called by the People’s Union, all eyes are on retail giants Target and Amazon.
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Rosa Parks: How a Simple Act Sparked a Civil Rights Revolution
The Montgomery Bus Boycott: A Movement Is Born Rosa Parks’ refusal to give up her seat ignited the Montgomery Bus Boycott, one of the most significant events in the Civil Rights Movement.
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Friday's consumer boycott passed largely unnoticed but backers say they'll be back
So what happened with the Great Consumer Boycott of 2025? It was scheduled for Friday, February 28 and was supposed to be the ...
"This is our time": Economic blackout targets injustice
A New Yorker transplanted to the Midwest, John Schwarz, originated the People’s Union Economic Blackout set for Friday that ...
People’s Union USA Calls For National Boycott In A ‘Feb 28 Economic Blackout’
A consumer-activist group founded by John Schwarz has launched a grassroots campaign to halt all consumer spending on Friday, ...
In a powerful new book, a hero of the Civil Rights era tells her story to children
Claudette Colvin co-wrote the book, about bus boycotts and a case that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, with ...