Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott In the time between the 1896 and 1954, segregation was a huge problem in the United States. Segregation is the separation of different racial groups in an area. It denied African Americans equal access to public facilities, such as restrooms, parks, schools, restaurants, water fountains, and bus seating, while white Americans could have full advantage to all of these. This was an intense and very extreme period of time. A heroic figure in black history is Rosa Parks. Born in Alabama on February 13th, 1913, Rosa McCauley helped set in motion the civil rights movement in the United States. At a young age, she went to a local African American children school. Growing up, she had to withdraw from getting a high school education, which was hard to get being an African American, to take care of her ill mother. She later met Raymond Parks, who was a barber, and then married him in 1932. She got a job as a seamstress and enrolled back into school, which in turn she …show more content…
It was advertised all over the city and in newspapers. Activists originated a boycott for the bus system and since 75% of the population was African American in Montgomery, the boycott had a serious threat to the company and social threat to white rule in the city. They told everyone to walk, carpool, or ride a bicycle there and/or back from a place to place. Violence came into play, but the boycott still continued. Surprisingly, 99% of the towns African American population refused to ride the buses and the bus company suffered a loss of money in revenue. Rosa was introduced, but not allowed to speak at a meeting about boycotting. When she asked if she could say something, someone replied “Why, haven’t you’ve said enough,” This lasted until December 20th, 1956. They called this incident the first step to a revolution and said it would be peaceful, organized, and determined. (US