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C.T. Fitzpatrick
Civil Rights Era
C.T. Fitzpatrick, a white man who owned his own business in Montgomery, Alabama was involved in negotiations regarding the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Fitzpatrick was the president of the Montgomery Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Men of Montgomery at the time. He was appointed by the mayor, W.A. "Tacky" Gayle, to serve as part of the boycott negotiating committee representing the city of Montgomery. Fitzpatrick also employed hundreds of black workers in Montgomery, for whom he arranged transportation at the beginning of the boycott.
Bibliography
Information for this biography was gathered from the following sources:
- Pre-interview with C.T. Fitzpatrick, conducted by Blackside, Inc. for Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years (1954-1965). Washington University Libraries, Film and Media Archive, Henry Hampton Collection.