The Unlikely World of the Montgomery Bus Boycott: Solidarity across Alabama, the United Kingdom and South Africa by Cole S. Manley (review).

The main focus of "The Unlikely World of the Montgomery Bus Boycott: Solidarity across Alabama, the United Kingdom and South Africa" is the international impact of the Montgomery bus boycott, particularly its connections to social movements in the United Kingdom and South Africa. The author, Cole Manley, explores the organizing efforts of the Women's Political Council and the influence of pacifist groups like the Fellowship of Reconciliation, highlighting how the boycott became a global media event that inspired anti-apartheid activists and other movements. The book is divided into two sections, comparing the Montgomery boycott with the Bristol bus boycott and examining the transnational implications of Martin Luther King Jr.'s nonviolent philosophy. Manley argues that understanding these connections can provide insights into modern social movements and their collective memory. [Extracted from the article]