Rosa Parks: The Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks came into this world on February 4th,1913 in Tuskegee Alabama. She went to school at the Industrial School for girls . she went to college at the Alabama State Teachers College for Negroes. she had a great family and friends. on December 1st, 1955 she did something that would change the world economy forever. On Thursday, December 1st, 1955 Mrs. Parks was on her way home from a hard day at work on a Montgomery bus. Blacks were supposed to sit in the back of the bus and let the whites sit in the front and the middle. on that day, rosa parks were sitting in the middle. When another white person came on the bus she was asked to move. He asked her again and she still said no. Then she was forced off the bus then arrested.On the evening
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Parks and her attorney Fred Gray arrived at the courthouse, they were accompanied by over 500 local supporters. They were there for a 30 minute hearing. she was found guilty of disobeying a local law and fined 10 dollars along with a 4 dollar court fee. the Montgomery bus boycott went on and on after that. the buses were large and empty. most African Americans rode in a car or took a cab. some even walked … even up to 20 miles! The Montgomery Bus Boycott went on for several months.The white community decided to take some action. Houses were bombed, churches were burned, and black Americans were arrested. Even after that they canceled the insurance for the black taxi system. The black community did not like these things, but they didn’t back down. But, the African Americans took action too. the went against them with a little something called the Brown vs Board of Education. That means that separate but equal policies did not apply to public transportation. this was becoming a serious matter. they had an African American legal team take this to the U.S. court and make this a case. In June, 1956 the U.S. court claimed the Jim crow laws unconstitutional against public transportation. The city of Montgomery's supreme court looked into the U.S. court's decision and
Parks and her attorney Fred Gray arrived at the courthouse, they were accompanied by over 500 local supporters. They were there for a 30 minute hearing. she was found guilty of disobeying a local law and fined 10 dollars along with a 4 dollar court fee. the Montgomery bus boycott went on and on after that. the buses were large and empty. most African Americans rode in a car or took a cab. some even walked … even up to 20 miles! The Montgomery Bus Boycott went on for several months.The white community decided to take some action. Houses were bombed, churches were burned, and black Americans were arrested. Even after that they canceled the insurance for the black taxi system. The black community did not like these things, but they didn’t back down. But, the African Americans took action too. the went against them with a little something called the Brown vs Board of Education. That means that separate but equal policies did not apply to public transportation. this was becoming a serious matter. they had an African American legal team take this to the U.S. court and make this a case. In June, 1956 the U.S. court claimed the Jim crow laws unconstitutional against public transportation. The city of Montgomery's supreme court looked into the U.S. court's decision and