Elizabeth Montgomery

Civil rights amendments, three amendments that gave African Americans to do everything that the white people could do. Even though slavery was abolished and there were equal rights for voting and protection, after these amendments were passed all hell broke loose. In 1954 Brown vs Board of Education was a big court case about segregation. Right after Brown won the court case America was in a hell hole. Then in 1963 two speeches that were about segregation will never be forgotten. Staring with…

The Giants Stood Upon Many people today are well aware of the amazing feats done by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. From the nonviolence in the Montgomery Bus Boycott where he picked up a following, to the historic March on Washington where he delivered his awe-inspiring “I Have a Dream” Speech (History.com 1). There is no doubt whatsoever, Doctor King was an incredibly influential person in the Civil Rights Movement whose legacy would never be forgotten. However, Isaac Newton once said “If I have…

1955 that he was elected into the presidency of the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) (49-50) and would soon after start to become the public face of the Movement. Contrary to popular belief, “Dr. King was not a confirmed believer in nonviolence” in the beginning stages of the boycott (53). Nonviolence would later become one of the most important aspects on behalf of protestors during the Civil Rights Movement. During the span of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, African Americans stopped…

Today we have chosen our topic to be Rosa Parks, an amazing hero in our Earth’s history. Rosa Parks wasn’t only a hero she was also a strong leader and a great person. Rosa Parks was an african american that took a stand by sitting down on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Rosa took a stand for equal rights for african americans and white people. Not only did she give hope to people that needed it she also gave courage to people that didn’t believe. Rosa gave hope to many people and this is her…

Rosa McCauley was born on February 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Alabama. Her denial to give up her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery, Alabama bus began a city-wide boycott. The city of Montgomery had no choice but to lift the law of segregation on public buses. Rosa Parks received many awards during her lifetime. Rosa’s childhood brought her early experiences with racial discrimination and activism for racial…

Have a you ever heard of the Montgomery Bus Boycott? Well, Martin Luther King Jr. was one leader involved. I once met Martin Luther King Jr, who is great with speaking; he inspired me and others by standing up for what he believes in. We met in a huge office in Montgomery, Alabama when I was being interviewed to be Martin Luther King Jr.’s personal assistant. Our first interview is 1, 1955. I don’t have much time because they are planning to start the boycott on December 5,1955. I need to go…

A King's Fight for Justice The man who changed the course of American history and portrayed impeccable bravery and pride in himself, his race, and his country was Martin Luther King Jr. Today, he still is a modern day hero for many reasons. King has had a positive effect on Americans by his role in the nonviolent civil rights movement, the effects he had people both black and white, and the effects his assassination had on americans. King was born on January 15, 1929. He was born into a…

making me want to stop and rest. Many of us have been walking for quite awhile, and so we plan to be walking to Montgomery for about 5 days. The other day when we started to march downtown near the white stores, I felt many people staring at me, specifically whites, but I still kept my head up high. Dr. King plans for all of us to meet up at the white people’s courthouse in Montgomery to fight for our rights. Once we got there, we stood there and stood on our knees. When old man Banks couldn’t…

still felt today. Rosa Park’s refusal to give her seat to a white man on a Montgomery city bus started not only a movement to end segregated busing throughout the South, but also future movements against segregation and discrimination throughout the United States. Rosa Parks was born in Tuskegee, Alabama on February 4, 1913. Her…

The Montgomery Bus Boycott was not as instantaneous as you may think. There were more people arrested, violent approach of the white people to stop the boycott, and much more. The Montgomery Bus Boycott didn’t start off with just Rosa Parks getting arrested, there were at least a dozen more before her, in Montgomery alone. Rosa Parks was not really the reason why the boycott was started. They chose Rosa, over the two arrested a week before her, becauseshe was a better candidate then they were.…