Montgomery bus boycott

Letter from America

During the week of Martin Luther King's birthday holiday, Cooke remembers his 1956 visit to meet with people from both sides of the Montgomery bus boycott prompted by Rosa Parks.

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Fri 20 Jan 199521:00

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Fri 20 Jan 199521:00
BBC Radio 4

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