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Here it was, half a century after the first segregation
readers understand
law. and there were 50,000 African Americans in
Montgomery. More of us rode the buses than
• facts about bus ridership.
Caucasians did, because more whites could afford
• the anger black people felt.
cars It was very humiliating having to suffer the
O why segregation started.
indignity of riding segregated buses twice a day, five
• statistics about Montgomery.
days a week, to go downtown and work for white
people.
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