BATON ROUGE BUS BOYCOTT (1953)
The Baton Rouge (Louisiana) Bus Boycott in 1953 was the first large-scale boycott of a Southern segregated bus system. It inspired the Montgomery Bus Boycott that took place two years later. The boycott, however, remains controversial because many supporters felt its leader, Rev. T.J. Jemison, capitulated too quickly to city demands. Continue reading BATON ROUGE BUS BOYCOTT (1953)