Presents the classic story of nonviolent resistance in America?the Montgomery bus boycott. Unavailable for almost a decade, King's unparalleled historical account of the first successful large-scale application of nonviolent resistance in America is now a must-read for a new generation of readers. ?Martin Luther King's early words return to us today with enormous power, as profoundly true, as wise and inspiring now as when he wrote them fifty years ago.? ?Howard Zinn. Simultaneous.