print email comment close The Baton Rouge Bus Boycott of 1953: A Recaptured Past URL: http://www.lib.lsu.edu/special/exhibits/boycott/ Description: "This exhibit includes photographs, an historical timeline, and the personal recollections of some of the major figures behind the Baton Rouge [Louisiana] bus boycott," which was "the first successful bus boycott of the 1950s." Includes photos, a chronology of the boycott, background essay, and excerpts from personal recollections of the events. Created by students at McKinley High School in Baton Rouge and Louisiana State University College of Education graduate students. Publisher: Louisiana State University Extra Keywords civil rights black African American LII Database Information: Record 25234 created by Jennifer English on 01/08/2008 Last modification on 01/10/2008 Published: 01/17/2008   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/25234