On Thursday, December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Birmingham bus, setting off a chain of events that catapulted King to world fame. ... On December 21, 1956, the integration of Montgomery city buses became mandatory. Despite jeopardized jobs, intimidation by the Ku Klux Klan, police harassment, and bombings, the success of the boycott was apparent when King and several others boarded a public bus in front of King's home on December 21, 1956. ... On February 1, 1960, four students from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College (now University) demanded...

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This is just a small example of the doubt and hatred that was bestowed on the African American soldiers. However, during the war, they proved themselves to be brave and courageous men on and off the battlefield on many occasions. Despite deep prejudices and harsh criticisms from the white society, t...

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