By Arthur
On December 1st, 1955, one woman decided to take the initiative of sitting on the "white" section of the public transit bus. Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white passenger, which led to her arrest. She was one of many who were arrested during the period for sitting in the "white" section of the bus. She had been arrested for violating segregation laws. Her arrest led the NAACP and the Montgomery church leaders to start a boycott on the buses.
The African-American population in Montgomery, which was 70% of the passengers who took the bus, decided to walk instead of taking the bus. The bus boycott was led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who was one of the most revered leader for civil movement. The boycott was very successful, lasting over 380 days. The Supreme Court declared that the segregation of the buses were illegal, causing a desegregation on the buses.
This court case angered many white passengers, who decided to fire and threat Park's family. Rosa Park moved to Detroit, Michigan to work as a receptionist for U.S. Representative, John Conyers. Rosa Parks was given numerous awards for her movement in the African American society.
good job summing up the information and including the important points.
ReplyDeleteGood job summering up the information, I like how you went over some points that are often ignored. Overall a very good write-up.
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