Sellers claims intimidation keeping blacks from riding buses

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Sellers claims intimidation keeping blacks from riding buses

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January 17, 1956
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City Commissioner Sellers asserts that Montgomery blacks want to ride the buses but are afraid of violence.

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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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