Bruce Boynton was an African American law student

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Bruce Boynton was an African American law student whose refusal to leave a segregated bus terminal restaurant led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Boynton v. Virginia, advancing civil rights and desegregation in interstate travel.

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instanceOf African American
civil rights activist
law student
person
plaintiff
areaOfActivity interstate transportation civil rights
associatedWith Boynton v. Virginia
interstate bus travel desegregation
cause civil rights
desegregation of interstate travel facilities
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
ethnicity Black Americans
surface form: African American
fullName Bruce Boynton
hasRole plaintiff in a U.S. Supreme Court case
inspired Freedom Riders and similar desegregation efforts
later civil rights actions in interstate travel
legalBasisOfCase challenge to racial segregation under federal law
legalCase Boynton v. Virginia
legalImpact advanced civil rights in interstate travel
contributed to desegregation of bus terminal facilities
movement American civil rights movement
notableFor being the plaintiff in Boynton v. Virginia
refusing to leave a segregated bus terminal restaurant
occupation law student
reasonForArrest remaining in a segregated bus terminal restaurant
relatedCourt Supreme Court of the United States
significantEvent arrest for trespassing in a segregated bus terminal restaurant
refusal to leave a whites-only restaurant in a bus terminal
typeOfDiscriminationChallenged racial segregation in public accommodations

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Boynton v. Virginia partyRole Bruce Boynton was an African American law student