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Along Freedom's Road and the bus protest legacy
In Crisis magazine Rev C K Steele recounts the May 26 1956 Florida A and M University students forced to stand on a crowded Tallahassee bus to avoid a white passenger. The driver arrested them for riot and a cross burned outside their residence, fueling a national civil rights debate and urging focus on racial cooperation and human relations. Roy Wilkins received two awards on November 4 for leadership in civil rights and human relations.
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