BOYCOTT (2001) - From the Watchlist (Ep. 67)

Boycotts have been a strategy and tactic for advancing social and economic justice, especially when laws, courts, or government are not on the people's side as they were for Black citizens in 1955. In Ep. 67 Michon and Taquiena (aka The Boston Sisters) talk about why they highly recommend the 2001 HBO film BOYCOTT.Directed by Clark Johnsonand based on the book Daybreak of Freedom by Stewart Burns BOYCOTT chronicles the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott, where a 26-year old minister named Martin Luther King ,Jr (Jeffrey Wright) was called by the community to lead a local movement that ended segregation on public transportation in Montgomery and throughout the United States.-------Timestamps0:00 INTRO to Podcast2:53 Montgomery Bus Boycott historical background4:06 Why Michon and Taquiena recommend BOYCOTT film8:59 Martin Luther King Junior at 26, young minister, husband, father, reluctant leader13:19 - Montgomery Bus Boycott from one day to 13 months14:52 - Overcoming roadblocks, arrests, disruptions to the boycott 19:22 - A Black community organizing and pulling together20:42 - Resource: Putting the Movement Back In the Civil Rights Movement (Teaching for Change)22:36 - Charles Hamilton Houston challenges "separate but equal" segregation in the courts23:36 - Bayard Rustin and Gandhian nonviolence26: 42 - Hidden history: nonviolence and violence-based strategies in Civil Rights Movement29:23 - History is choices31:23 - Many voices, one movement -- what the Montgomery Bus Boycott achieved34:02 - Where to find BOYCOTT filmSUBSCRIBE to the podcast on your favorite podcast platformLISTEN to past podcasts and bonus episodesSIGN UP for our mailing listSUPPORT this podcast  SHOP THE PODCAST on our affiliate bookstoreBuy us a Coffee! You can support by buying a coffee ☕ here — buymeacoffee.com/historicaldramasistersThank you for listening!