The years 1955 and 1956 are two of the most important years in history for the black community in Montgomery, Alabama. During this period of time the term “black” was used to identify the African American community. These were the years when the Montgomery Bus Boycott was sparked by a few single events. In fact, four key people impacted the beginning of this historic time of racial segregation. Two of those were, Joann Robinson and E. D. Nixon. Rosa Parks and Claudette Colvin which help cause the official start of the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
After Claudette Colvin was arrested for not giving up her seat on one of the Montgomery busses, the pressures began to rise for the start of the most important time for the black community. Claudette Colvin …show more content…
Joann Robinson was black and a university professor that had suggested the idea of this boycott many months before Rosa Parks arrest on December 1st, 1955 (The). The long planned protest was led by E. D. Nixon and Jo Ann Robinson, the leader of the Women's Political Council, Rosa Park’s arrest was part of this protest. Rosa Park’s arrest outraged E. D. Nixon to organize this one day boycott (Armistad). The boycott ended up lasting from December 5, 1955 to December 20, 1956, an long 381 days of a “large scale demonstration against segregation” in the United States of America (Tiry.com). On the first day of the boycott, ninety-five percent of all blacks refused to take the bus that day. They all just gathered near the bus stops and waited for rides. While all this was happening that day Rosa Parks was in court (Armistad). Because of all this, the city had some tough decisions ahead of them with what to do with all the black people and what the people will do instead of the bus. The black community came up with ideas of how to solve their problem on transportation in the city that they live …show more content…
First, the city closed the bus routes to the black communities as it was not worth the cost of going to those areas. That increased the amount of black taxis throughout the city. “Boycott leaders quickly realized that their plans for a more organized alternative transportation system would have to be put into high gear if the boycott were to succeed long term.” After that was figured out, the churches bought cars and station wagons to help transport blacks throughout the city (Montgomery). In all that happened the black community did not give up at all even though their transportation was canceled. Other blacks started to give rides and even the community helped out in the efforts to prove the blacks
After Claudette Colvin was arrested for not giving up her seat on one of the Montgomery busses, the pressures began to rise for the start of the most important time for the black community. Claudette Colvin …show more content…
Joann Robinson was black and a university professor that had suggested the idea of this boycott many months before Rosa Parks arrest on December 1st, 1955 (The). The long planned protest was led by E. D. Nixon and Jo Ann Robinson, the leader of the Women's Political Council, Rosa Park’s arrest was part of this protest. Rosa Park’s arrest outraged E. D. Nixon to organize this one day boycott (Armistad). The boycott ended up lasting from December 5, 1955 to December 20, 1956, an long 381 days of a “large scale demonstration against segregation” in the United States of America (Tiry.com). On the first day of the boycott, ninety-five percent of all blacks refused to take the bus that day. They all just gathered near the bus stops and waited for rides. While all this was happening that day Rosa Parks was in court (Armistad). Because of all this, the city had some tough decisions ahead of them with what to do with all the black people and what the people will do instead of the bus. The black community came up with ideas of how to solve their problem on transportation in the city that they live …show more content…
First, the city closed the bus routes to the black communities as it was not worth the cost of going to those areas. That increased the amount of black taxis throughout the city. “Boycott leaders quickly realized that their plans for a more organized alternative transportation system would have to be put into high gear if the boycott were to succeed long term.” After that was figured out, the churches bought cars and station wagons to help transport blacks throughout the city (Montgomery). In all that happened the black community did not give up at all even though their transportation was canceled. Other blacks started to give rides and even the community helped out in the efforts to prove the blacks