Speaker discusses Montgomery bus boycott and more

March 13, 2006

The Michael J. Colligan History Project welcomes History Professor Patricia A. Sullivan of the University of South Carolina, March 20, for a lecture titled, "The Montgomery Bus Boycott: A Turning Point in the Civil Rights Movement?"

Drawing from the letters of Virginia Durr, a white civil rights activist in Montgomery, the talk will explore a first-hand account of the bus boycott, it's impact on Montgomery, and on the broader movement for civil rights.

According to Sullivan, "Virginia and her husband bailed Rosa parks out of jail. Virginia is especially interesting as a commentator on the boycott and the movement that followed in its wake.

Sullivan teaches African American History, Southern History, History of the Civil Rights Movement and Modern U.S. History. Currently she is writing a history of the NAACP. Freedom Writer.

The lecture begins at 7:30pm in The Harry T. Wilks Conference Center and is free and open to the public. A reception will follow.