Montgomery – The family of Johnnie Carr said the civil rights leader was hospitalized after suffering a stroke Monday.
Carr, who is 97, is president of the Montgomery Improvement Association. She was a leader of the bus boycott that began when seamstress Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery city bus to a white man.
Family members released a statement saying Carr was resting comfortably at Baptist Medical Center South. They asked that the public pray for her and respect the family's privacy.
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