Introduction of the Rosa Parks Montgomery Bus Boycott
In 1955, Montgomery, Alabama had a law which required black citizens to
ride in the back of the city's buses. On December 1st of that year, Mrs. Rosa
Parks, a forty-two year old seamstress, boarded a city bus and sat in the first
row of seats in the black section of the bus. When some white men got on the
bus, the driver, James F. Blake ordered Mrs. Parks to give up her seat and move
back. She refused to move, and Blake called the police to have her arrested.
This act by Mrs. Rosa Parks led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
ride in the back of the city's buses. On December 1st of that year, Mrs. Rosa
Parks, a forty-two year old seamstress, boarded a city bus and sat in the first
row of seats in the black section of the bus. When some white men got on the
bus, the driver, James F. Blake ordered Mrs. Parks to give up her seat and move
back. She refused to move, and Blake called the police to have her arrested.
This act by Mrs. Rosa Parks led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott.