Stay updated with breaking news from Bus Boycott. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
A fearless freedom fighter, an astute educator and a skilful unifier. This is how anti-apartheid activist and former Bay regional task team member Gege Mbikanye was described by ANC colleagues following his death on Friday. Mbikanye, 56, died in hospital on Friday after a long illness ANC Eastern Cape spokesperson Gift Ngqondi said .
Led the bus boycott. it lasted 385 days. his home was bombed. the supreme court eventually ruled racial segregation was prohibited on buses. he led the march on washington in 1963 to protest racial discrimination. in the shadow of the lincoln memorial, in front of 200,000 people, he uttered the famous words, i have a dream. one year later, the civil rights act was passed. in 1965, civil rights groups marched in an effort to promote equal voting rights. peaceful participants were met with force by state troopers who beat them with sticks, used tear gas and whips on them. the late john lewis was...
Bridging Time features photos by Calvin Sneed. This month, he marks Black History Month with a two-part series.
The 18-stop trail debuted in 2019 and chronicles some of the city's key moments in the struggle for racial equality.
At just 15-years-old, Claudette Colvin ignited the Alabama bus boycott flame, years before Rosa Parks would refuse to give up her seat.