it, thelma glass said a few years ago. it s a feeling of such happiness and accomplishment that you just can t quite explain. the reverend dr. martin luther king jr. joined the boycott. 11 months later, the supreme court ruled that alabama s law segregating the buses was unconstitutional. she was born thelma mcwilliams in 1916. she graduated as the valedictorian of her high school in alabama at the age of only 15. she graduated from alabama state university, then earned a masters degree at columbia. she was a professor at alabama state for 40 years. her husband, arthur glass, also taught at alabama state. she was the last surviving member of the women s political council, the group that launched the bus boycott. asked why they rushed to take action at a time when public protest could have gotten members of the women s political council killed in alabama,
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