Thousands attend Citizens Council meeting

January 6, 1956
Thousands attend Citizens Council meeting

More than one thousand people attend a meeting of the Central Alabama Citizens Council. Police Commissioner Clyde Sellers appears at the meeting and announces that he will join the council.

January

1956

Major Events

January 3, 1956
Montgomery bus company recommends doubling of fares

January 11, 1956
Police Commissioner Sellers initiates investigation of bus boycott

January 12, 1956
MIA board prolongs boycott indefinitely

January 24, 1956
Mayor urges whites to stop driving black workers

January 27, 1956
King receives a threatening phone call

January 28, 1956
King fined for speeding

January 30, 1956
King’s house is bombed

January 31, 1956
King and four other leaders meet with Alabama governor.

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