This photograph of an almost empty bus was taken during the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Truman Speaks at Independence Day Ceremonies
Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970s)
Bus in Montgomery, Alabama
- 1956
Description
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Information Agency.
National Archives Identifier: 7452358
Full Citation: Photograph 306-PSD-68-1120; Photograph of Montgomery, Alabama Bus Boycott; 1956; Master File Photographs of U.S. and Foreign Personalities, World Events, and American Economic, Social, and Cultural Life, ca. 1953 – ca. 1994; Records of the U.S. Information Agency, Record Group 306; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/montgomery-bus/, June 16, 2026]
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