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Boycott Commemoration Continues in Montgomery [6min]

Ceremonies marking the 50th anniversary of the start of the bus boycott in Montgomery, Ala. -- a signature event that sparked the civil right movement -- continued Friday in Alabama's state capital. Leoneda Inge reports on a lesser-known civil rights activist, Claudette Colvin, who like Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a public bus.
Read entire article at NPR "News & Notes with Ed Gordon"