A key individual in the struggle for black civil rights was Martin Luther King Jr. He was an inspiring young activist who possessed talent for public speaking and was a natural born leader. He had a deep determination to create equality among all races world wide. He helped to organise civil rights protests such as the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the Birmingham Campaign and the March on Washington. His first act that caused him to become known as a key leader in the civil rights movement was the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Since many blacks lived in poverty the majority used the public buses to travel to and from work. The seating on these buses were highly segregated, blacks at the back, whites at the front. Blacks would also have to give up their seat at the request of a white …show more content…
Her back was sore from pressing pants all day at work." However when asked as to the real reason Rosa replied "I was not tired physically, or no more tired than I usually was at the end of a working day.... No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in." This brave act of defiance led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott which has come to be known as “a turning point in the struggle for civil rights in the twentieth century” . It was not that the bus boycott was a new idea it was the fact it lasted so long and was on such a large scale that it was so effective. It showed how important the black economy was for people’s businesses. This meant that lots of white bus drivers, shop keepers and businessmen lost a lot of income without the black revenue. It majorly affected their income and they could not afford to keep the buses segregated if it meant black people would no longer use their businesses. Rosa Parks triggered people coming together however King became leader and kept this going. Carson states that “if King had never lived” the boycott would still “have occurred, because King did not initiate it”
As a few white passengers boarded the bus and the white sections were already full so the driver shouted back at four black people including Rosa Parks “Move y'all, I want those two seats”. As this demand was made by the driver 3 of the bus riders obeyed to what was shouted back, however Rosa Parks remained in her seat and was determined not to move. She was arrested following the bus drivers order and fined ten dollars. This, however small incited a great wave of bus boycotts which in Montgomery black people chose not to ride the bus for a period of 381 days. This still to date is known as the moment in which the civil rights movement started to gain headway. It was the will of one woman who decided it was time for black people to take a stand and from this point on Martin Luther King was assigned to take this boycott on. Although he was assigned to take this on people also felt as he was young, fresh and people had not formulated enough of an opinion of him, there was little room for him to be hated yet so he posed as the right figure to lead this. After the many days of boycotting the case of this transport issue in Alabama went to the Supreme Court. Here it was decided that segregation was declared as unconstitutional so segregation by law was no
The Montgomery Bus Boycott began with the public arrest of an African American woman and civil rights activist named Rosa Parks. As stated in Document A,”Rosa Parks boarded a city bus and sat down in the closest seat. It was one of the first rows of the section where blacks were not supposed to sit… The bus driver told Rosa Parks that she would have to give up her seat to a white person. She refused and was arrested.” Rosa’s arrest sparked a number of radical events that fought against racial inequality and segregation over the span of thirteen months. The Montgomery Bus Boycott was successful because it led to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that racial segregation among public transportation (especially buses) was unconstitutional. The Montgomery
In December of 1955, Rosa Parks sat in the front of the bus and refused to give up her seat to a white male. She was later arrested and put in jail. This caused the black people of Montgomery to initiate a boycott, the refusal to use the services of the bus company. They did this in order to gain
Another significant event was the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955-6, which was sparked by Rosa Parks, a member of the NAACP, and highly respected in the local community. Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat for a white man when the bus driver demanded it. She was thrown off
The successful parts throughout the Civil rights movement was the Montgomery Bus Boycott. This boycott allowed Busses to become unsegrigational. On December 5th 1955, the federal government passed a law that changed lives. Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the public transit and was arrested solely because she did not give it up to a white woman. The whites retaliated by acts of violence towards Dr. Martin Luther King and many innocent bystanders.
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat at the ‘colored section’ inside the bus to a white passenger, and this went against the customs at the time. As a result of the arrest, Montgomery black community initiated a bus boycott that lasted for more than a year.
The event that started the boycott was when Rosa Park refused to move from her seat to give it to a white passenger on a city bus. This was significant because African Americans were still required to sit in the back while the whites sat in the front of the bus. As a result, Rosa Park was arrested and fined. Although Parks was not the first, it was her arrest that lead to a protest against segregation since she was dignified and non violent. Rosa Parks’s arrest sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, during which blacks refused to ride the buses in protest over the bus system’s policy of racial segregation.
God bless you and keep you, and may God be with us as we go on.” Dr Martin Luther King Jr. was a key leader not only in the boycott, but civil rights too. Everyone thought of him as a leader and a meteor so A speech coming from him when telling them to fight through all the negativity and keep pushing, definitely motivated the community to join and continue the boycott. Many challenges to the segregation law on the buses fueled the community to join in on the boycott. This is seen in the Call to freedom text as it states “Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger. She was quickly arrested for breaking the law.” Rosa parks along with many other African Americans following in her footsteps didn't give up their seat and where arrested. Tese events helped shape the boycott to be so successful. The Montgomery bus boycott was a triumph in Montgomery alabama, with the support of the community, strong and fearless leader and African americans standing up for their rights and wanted to end segregation. The drive and determination along with all these factor is why the montgomery bus boycott was
Martin Luther King jr participated in montgomery bus boycott. The boycott lasted 381 days and started when Rosa Parks did not give up her seat and was arrested. Dr King was later voted spokesman for there group(Montgomery Bus Boycott). Dr King was inspired when a young African American was forced to give up her seat on a bus to a white person. When she refused she was sent jail.
Martin Luther King, Jr. played a big role in the civil rights movement of the 1960's. First, King was the leader of the civil rights movement. According to Clayborne Carlson, "He had the advantage of being a young, well-trained man who was too new in town to have made enemies; he was generally respected, and it was thought that his family connections
One of them was the turning point on December 1, 1955, when Rosa Parks (a seamstress) refuse to give her seat to a white man for this action; she was arrested and sent to jail for violating the Alabama laws. (Source: Police Department Report.) Tired of this, all the African Americans community united together and organized a boycott to the bus system. They did not use the buses for almost thirteen months, during this time all of them walk or carpool to their destinations (Source: Rustin’s Diary.) The boycott was a great success; it was intended to respect African Americans' rights and stop the whites from violating them. This action was just the beginning of the Civil rights Movement. After this event, non-violent protests started making, Martin Luther King Jr. head leader in the movement stand up to stop segregation. Hindrance and support for equality were both on the rise throughout boycotts and
Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the main leaders in the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The boycott was started because Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger and got arrested for not getting up. The Montgomery Bus Boycott lasted for 381 days and put many businesses and bus lines under a great burden from the lack of travelers. The bus boycott finally paid off in November of 1956 when the Supreme court ruled that segregated seating on public bus lines was unconstitutional and that African Americans should be able to sit wherever they wish
The Montgomery Bus Boycott played a large part in history. It was a struggle for freedom that had a lasting effect as well as an immediate, but did not come without its fair share of violence. It was a protest against the segregated bus systems in Montgomery AL. The act started in Dec. 5th, 1955 when Rosa Parks was threatened by a bus driver for not giving up her seat to a white man. During this time the African Americans car pooled, and walked from place to place.
Martin Luther King Jr. was very important during the times where African Americans were not being treated equally and being discriminated. He fought for what was right without using violence. He spread his massages throughout the world. When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man, activist decided to set up a boycott. This became known as the Montgomery bus boycott. King was chosen to be the protest’s leader and spokesperson. About a
Rosa Parks was the center of one of the greatest civil rights movements in the mid-20th-century. She became an icon due to her calm refusal to give up her seat to a white man, which triggered the Montgomery Bus Boycott beginning in 1955 (Baggett, 2016). Rosa Parks acted with courage and stood up for what she believed in; paving the way for many American citizens to follow in her footsteps - or lack of footsteps. She stayed true to herself and inspired others to take similar courageous actions throughout the civil rights movement in America.