One of the events that caught my attention was the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The Montgomery Bus Boycott gave me a clearer aspect of the Civil Rights Movement as a whole. If it were not for this movement there would be a lack of freedom to this day.
The Montgomery Bus Boycott marked the end of segregation in Montgomery. When Rosa Parks was arrested for not standing and letting a white bus rider take her seat. It was an established rule in the Montgomery that African-American riders had to sit in the back. Blacks were also expected to surrender their seat to a white bus rider if it was needed. Rosa Parks, however, broke these rules.
The boycott continued for over a year. It eventually took the United States Supreme Court to end the boycott. On November 13, 1956 the Court declared that Alabama’s state and local laws requiring segregation on buses were illegal.
I believe that Rosa Parks was one of the strongest women in this movement. Her courage and independence started freedom and equality through the south. She gave other blacks the strength to stand up for themselves and what they believe in.
November 2, 2009 at 8:49 pm
Free is a four letter word.