DAILY WORKER, New York, Feb. 22, 1956

* Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott
* Negroes hold meeting to continue 
* Ralph Abernathy & other key figures

This publication, The Worker, represents the official voice and ideological "mouthpiece" of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) during one of the most volatile periods of the Cold War.
The front page has a heading that reads: "Alabama Negroes Bar Bus Compromise". (see images)
Original physical issues of The Worker from the 1950s are exceptionally rare today becuse the political climate of the McCarthy era compelled many subscribers to destroy their copies to avoid FBI surveillance and the professional ruin associated with possessing "subversive" communist literature.
Complete with 8 pages, a little spine wear, otherwise in nice condition.

Background: The mass indictments of February 21, 1956, marked a critical turning point in the Civil Rights Movement by transforming a localized municipal dispute into a highly visible, national crusade for moral and legal justice. By attempting to criminalize peaceful assembly and economic non-cooperation, Montgomery’s segregationist power structure inadvertently galvanized the Black community, replacing any lingering fear of state retaliation with a collective sense of defiant dignity as leaders willingly surrendered to the police. This heavy-handed legal crackdown backfired spectacularly; it thrust a young Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. into the international spotlight, demonstrated the potent efficacy of nonviolent resistance, and forced the federal government and the global public to confront the stark realities of Southern Jim Crow laws. Ultimately, the events of this day solidified the infrastructure of the Montgomery Improvement Association, proving that the momentum of the civil rights struggle could not be halted by judicial intimidation and setting a precedent for the strategic use of mass arrest as a tool for social change.