What Is The Montgomery Bus Boycott?
In the recent news, we have heard about strikes and people deciding if they are going to cross the picket lines to go to work. The strike is usually an employment related action as the employees are involved in a dispute with their employers over their wages or their benefits packages. Maybe you have even heard someone say that they are going to boycott a store because they are unhappy with the actions of said location. The definition of boycott is to stop using the goods or services of a company, country, etc. until changes are made. When I think of boycotts one comes to mind without much thought, The Montgomery Bus Boycott. Many of us don’t recognize this historical boycott by its name. It isn’t until we hear the name, Rosa Parks, that we
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In 1933 Rosa earned her high school degree. Both Rosa and Raymond were involved with civil rights causes for African Americans. They believed that everyone deserved the same rights. Rosa joined the Montgomery chapter of the NAACP in 1943.
Rosa used the public transportation, as did most in 1955. It was very well known that the “colored” passengers were supposed to sit in the very back of the bus, if there was room for them at all. This was part of the city bus ordinance. The Montgomery bus drivers took it upon themselves to make the colored passengers give up their seat to white passengers if there was no other room for them to sit. The bus driver was able to refuse service to the colored passenger and have the police remove them from the …show more content…
African Americans were close to 75 percent of the Montgomery bus riders. The city continued to resist complying with the MIA’s demands. The black leaders worked together to organize carpools. The rate to ride the bus was 10 cents for African American riders. The African American taxi drivers honored the same rate to make sure that the riders could continue to afford the boycott. Many of the African Americans opted out of all forms of motorized transportation and walked to work and other places they needed to go. The black leaders continued to organize regular meetings, keeping the fellow African Americans up to date and mobilized around the
In 1933 Rosa earned her high school degree. Both Rosa and Raymond were involved with civil rights causes for African Americans. They believed that everyone deserved the same rights. Rosa joined the Montgomery chapter of the NAACP in 1943.
Rosa used the public transportation, as did most in 1955. It was very well known that the “colored” passengers were supposed to sit in the very back of the bus, if there was room for them at all. This was part of the city bus ordinance. The Montgomery bus drivers took it upon themselves to make the colored passengers give up their seat to white passengers if there was no other room for them to sit. The bus driver was able to refuse service to the colored passenger and have the police remove them from the …show more content…
African Americans were close to 75 percent of the Montgomery bus riders. The city continued to resist complying with the MIA’s demands. The black leaders worked together to organize carpools. The rate to ride the bus was 10 cents for African American riders. The African American taxi drivers honored the same rate to make sure that the riders could continue to afford the boycott. Many of the African Americans opted out of all forms of motorized transportation and walked to work and other places they needed to go. The black leaders continued to organize regular meetings, keeping the fellow African Americans up to date and mobilized around the