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Bus boycott in Montgomery grows as 5000 assemble in Negro district
Tensely observed boycott over segregated buses continues in Montgomery Alabama where about 5000 Negro riders gathered after Rosa Parks was fined 14 dollars for sitting in the front. Police report a rifle shot struck a bus rear in a Negro area while organizers vowed to press for an equitable transport program.
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Montgomery
Ala
Wia
J. H. Bailey
Rosa Parks
Parks
Supreme Court
Washington
Columbia
S.C
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Richmond