TALLAHASSEE BUS BOYCOTT 1956

Bus driver Edgar Richardson is arrested by police Lt. Johnny Coggins, Dec. 27, 1956, as he attempts to start the day's run after the city suspended the line's franchise because of failure to resist integration efforts in Tallahassee, Fla. Police chief Frank Stoutamire, left, stands by. Richardson is one of two African American drivers hired by the company in an attempt to pacify supporters of integration who are boycotting the bus line. (AP Photo)