Daily Hampshire Gazette
The battle for equality goes back nearly two centuries: New book examines efforts by Black Americans to fight segregation in public transport
John Bollard's book uncovers nearly 100 Black activists who defied segregated transportation long before Rosa Parks, revealing forgotten, often violent struggles that shaped civil-rights history.
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