Montgomery Bus Boycott

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    since the Civil Rights Movement. For instance, one of the most prominent peaceful protests of American history took place during the Civil Rights Movement: the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The Montgomery Bus Boycott was an agreement of all African-Americans to not ride the bus at all times. In the past, they were forced to sit at the back of the bus and give up their seats to white people, and they had even been arrested for not giving them up twice before. The plan was the following: if no…

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    the Student Nonviolent coordinating Committee and the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Rosa parks was the leader of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The Montgomery Bus Boycott began in 1955 when Parks boarded a bus on her way home from work. Inside the bus, all the seats designated for African Americans were taken so she sat on one of the seats that was reserved for whites. A white man boarded the bus and ordered Parks to move so he can sit. Parks refused and was arrested for violating the law. The…

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    Throughout history, African Americans faced daily inequalities through all aspects including, income inequality, educational segregation and civil right challenges. The daily struggles only continued to get worse, as whites realized they were in charge, and that African Americans were not fighting back. In order to set things right, they decided to do otherwise; it was through the works of Martin Luther King Jr., that made history and shaped parts of the African American community. Not giving in…

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    because he wouldn’t stop talking about Rosa and his boss didn’t want to hear her name mentioned anymore. (Hull, 79). About two weeks after being released from jail, Rosa Parks bergan a boycott against Montgomery bus laws. The boycott was started on December 5, 1955, and lasted for over a year. (Hull, 107). During the boycott, she refused to ride any of the buses and persuaded many people to follow suit. Eventually, the law was changed. Then, in 1980, she became the first woman to receive the Dr.…

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    Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta. He was a Charismatic leader. King had one brother one sister . He married Coretta Scott King. King had 4 children. A few things he did were the Memphis Sanitation workers strike, the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the “I had a dream” and the African-American civil rights. Martin Luther King Jr. education began at a very early age. His mother was a school teacher who taught the young MLK to read before he even entered school. He attended…

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    that isn't true. I was not tired physically... No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in” (Rosa Brainy). Rosa Parks’ involvement in civil disobedience was due to personal influences, she chose to participate in civil disobedience to protest bus segregation laws, and she did achieve success using this controversial method of standing up for what she strongly believes to be right. (Definition) Civil Disobedience is a type of protest where opposers deliberately transgress a law. Activists…

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    For 381 days, starting on December 5, 1955, African Americans in Montgomery, Alabama refused to use the bus system. Beginning as early as March of 1954, organizations upset with the conditions, such as the Women’s Political Council, also known as the WPC, recommended changes for Montgomery’s bus service. ------- At the time, the first ten seats were reserved for whites, while the ten back-most seats were reserved for blacks. Although the middle section was not officially assigned, African…

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    moved to Pine Level,a small town not far from Montgomery Alabama. she spent the rest of her childhood living on her grandparents farm. Parks did not go to public school until she was eleven years old. Before hand, her other had home schooled her. When she was eleven she went to the Industrial School for Girls in Montgomery, where she took various vocational…

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    The history of African American culture is very significant to the United States and the rest of the world. African American’s have a unique history because no other race has gone through as much back lash and adversity. Perhaps the most unique part about the history of African Americans is the civil rights movement. The Civil rights movement changed the landscape of the world and how everybody viewed racism. The reason why is because so much of it was going on in the southern part of the United…

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    "If a law is unjust, a man is not only right to disobey it, he is obligated to do so,” said by Thomas Jefferson. According to dictionary.com civil disobedience is, “the refusal to obey certain laws or governmental demands for the purpose of influencing legislation or government policy, characterized by the employment of such nonviolent techniques as boycotting,picketing, and nonpayment of taxes.” So, basically it means that a citizen refuses to follow laws that they don’t believe in or that they…

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