#MontgomeryBusBoycott

[whenweallvote]

On March 2, 1955, Claudette Colvin refused to give up her seat to a white woman on a city bus in Montgomery, Alabama.

As police officers dragged her from the bus, she shouted again, and again, “It’s my constitutional right.” She was jailed and charged with violating segregation laws, disturbing the peace and assaulting a police officer. She pleaded not guilty, but was convicted.

Colvin’s act of protest happened 9 months before Rosa Parks famously sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycotts, but Colvin’s age and lack of experience in the civil rights movement rendered her act of bravery and defiance all but forgotten in the telling of civil-rights history.

𝗪𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆.

[mbmspeaks]

On This day

Me:

What happened on this date in black history February 27th

ChatGPT:

On February 27th in black history:

1872: Charlotte E. Ray became the first Black woman lawyer in the United States when she was admitted to the District of Columbia bar.

1940: Basketball player and coach, Don Barksdale became the first Black athlete to represent the United States in Olympic basketball at the Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, California.

1960: The first organized civil rights protest occurred in Nashville, Tennessee, as students from Tennessee A&I University sat down at a segregated lunch counter and refused to leave.

1991: University of Michigan basketball player, Desmond Howard, became the first Black athlete to win the Heisman Trophy, an award given annually to the most outstanding player in college football.

2005: The U.S. Postal Service issued a commemorative stamp honoring the late civil rights activist, Rosa Parks, on what would have been her 92nd birthday. Parks is best known for her refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus in 1955, which sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott and helped galvanize the civil rights movement.

[kathybarnes]

The year, 1955. Rosa Louise Parks, a black woman…, an African-American woman of color, boarded one of the Montgomery City Bus Lines’ buses. After paying her fare, Rosa Parks took a seat in the rear of the bus… in the designated “colored” section of the bus. When all of the seats in the “white”, section of the bus were occupied, the bus driver pursuant to (Chapter 6, Section 11, of the Montgomery City Code), which gave bus-drivers police powers for the racial assignment of seats, ordered Rosa to vacate…, to surrender her seat to a white passenger...

[sadiqssolitude]

#RosaParks #RosaLouiseMcCauleyParks #AmericanCivilRightsMovement #MontgomeryBusBoycott #SymbolofResistance #MotheroftheCivilRightsMovement #ResistancetoRacialSegregation #courage #activist #portrait #pencildrawing

Full vid: https://youtu.be/BzmCnuaPRsU Shorts: https://youtu.be/fOnJKeN7Dok

[alexanderrogge]

History .com Editors - Fifteen-year-old Claudette Colvin refuses to give up her seat on a segregated bus:

ClaudetteColvin #MontgomeryBusBoycott #Segregation #Discrimination #CivilRights #History

[cagenerals]

Claudette Colvin: Montgomery Bus Boycott Trailblazer Claudette Colvin Is Living In New York and Should Be Given Her Overdue Recognition by CP

Claudette Colvin was born on September 5, 1939. She was born and raised in Alabama. She is currently living in the Bronx, New York at 82 years old.

Few may know the amazing  world changing  story of Claudette Colvin where she had an altercation with The Jim Crow laws (the name of the laws that mandated racial segregation of the Montgomery bus line where people of color were not hired as drivers, were forced to sit in the back of the bus and were frequently ordered to give up their seats to whites.) If not here’s a short context of it all.

Claudette was 15 and it was March 2nd, 1955. She was going home from school and sat in the “front” in a row that was clear with some classmates. She and the others were eventually ordered by the bus driver to give up their seats to a white passenger that got on after them. Her classmates got up and she remained seated and did not plan to get up. She resisted because she paid her fare and it was her constitutional right. Plus beyond that she felt it was ridiculous that they all had to get up just for one person to be able to sit. She felt very heavy on fighting for what she knew was right because at the time it was “negro” history month and she had been learning about people such as Harriet Tubman. She said she felt as if Harriet Tubman was pushing down on one shoulder and sojourner truth on the other. She couldn't and wouldn't get up. A white passenger shouted “you've got to get up it's the law” and one of her classmates replied with “she ain't GOT to do nothing but stay black and die” then two police officers came and put her in handcuffs. Claudette stated she was not going to walk off the bus voluntarily , “history had me glued to my seat”. They escorted her off the bus and arrested her.

But if you didn’t know of her and that shadowed historical story then you should definitely know of Rosa Parks and The Montgomery bus boycott. a social protest against racial segregation. The Montgomery boycott began the day after Rosa Parks arrest, which happened when She resisted to give her seat to a white passenger, which by the way she wasn't the first, Claudette Colvin did the same but she was one of the first to really challenge the law. She did Not receive as much attention as Rosa Parks because she didn't have “good” hair, she wasn't fair skinned and She was also very young.  Back then that wasn't seen as appropriate especially to be someone on a protest case, they had decided to not pursue her case because to them her case wasn’t strong enough and they didn’t bother to care because of how she looked.

  Claudette “disobeyed the order” of having to give up her seat 9 months before Rosa did in the same bus system. Claudette knew Rosa parks personally (on a family friend level) and felt she was fit to be the movement that started the boycott because she was aware that her being older would be a  better for the image they were trying to set , along with her experience but she also felt that few women that challenged the law in the supreme court before Rosa’s arrest and the boycott deserved their recognition as well.

[blackhistorychatgpt]

On This Day

Me:

What happened on this date in black history February 27th

ChatGPT:

On February 27th in black history:

1872: Charlotte E. Ray became the first Black woman lawyer in the United States when she was admitted to the District of Columbia bar.

1940: Basketball player and coach, Don Barksdale became the first Black athlete to represent the United States in Olympic basketball at the Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, California.

1960: The first organized civil rights protest occurred in Nashville, Tennessee, as students from Tennessee A&I University sat down at a segregated lunch counter and refused to leave.

1991: University of Michigan basketball player, Desmond Howard, became the first Black athlete to win the Heisman Trophy, an award given annually to the most outstanding player in college football.

2005: The U.S. Postal Service issued a commemorative stamp honoring the late civil rights activist, Rosa Parks, on what would have been her 92nd birthday. Parks is best known for her refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus in 1955, which sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott and helped galvanize the civil rights movement.

[powerixnews]

Cleopatra: The Multilingual Queen of Diplomacy and Love. Rosa Parks is widely recognized not just for her refusal to surrender her bus seat to a white passenger, but as a crucial figure in sparking the American Civil Rights Movement. Her defiance on December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, initiated the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a significant protest leading to bus desegregation in the city. A committed civil rights activist, Parks' involvement extended well beyond this event, as she actively participated in the NAACP and dedicated her life to racial equality. Often celebrated as the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement," Parks' actions symbolize the fight for racial justice, inspiring countless individuals to contribute to the cause. Her legacy endures as a testament to the power of quiet courage and the profound effects of standing firm in one's convictions. Rosa Parks was more than the sum of her actions on a single day; she was a seamstress, a partner, a believer, and an individual shaped by a lifetime of experiences with racism. Understanding Rosa Parks involves recognizing the depth of her character, the significance of her actions, and the lasting relevance of her fight for justice and equality. #RosaParks, #CivilRightsMovement, #MontgomeryBusBoycott, #MotherOfTheCivilRights, #StandUpForWhatYouBelieve, #LegacyOfCourage, #QuietCourage, #RacialEquality, #NAACP, #JusticeForAll, #Activism, #Inspiration, #AmericanHero, #FightAgainstRacism, #EqualityForAll, #CourageousActs, #HistoryMakers, #SocialJustice Warrior, #ChangeMaker, #HeroesOfHistory ,#englishhistory ,#blackhistorymonth , #history Rosa Parks, Civil Rights Movement, Montgomery Bus Boycott, Mother Of The Civil Rights, Stand Up For What You Believe, Legacy Of Courage, Quiet Courage, Racial Equality, NAACP, Justice For All, Activism, Inspiration, American Hero, Fight Against Racism, Equality For All, Courageous Acts, History Makers, Social Justice Warrior, Change Maker, Heroes Of History, english history ,history,blackhistorymonth

[thealiciacouri]

Rosa Parks Day is celebrated to honor the legacy of Rosa Parks and her pivotal role in the American Civil Rights Movement. The day commemorates her act of defiance on December 1, 1955, when she refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. This act of civil disobedience became a symbol of resistance to racial segregation and helped to ignite the Montgomery Bus Boycott, one of the largest and most successful mass movements against racial segregation in history.

#RosaParksDay #StandWithRosa #CivilRightsIcon #SeatOfCourage #MontgomeryBusBoycott #DefiantForJustice #ResistSegregation #EqualityForAll #LegacyOfRosaParks #UnsungHeroine  #AliciaCouri #AudaciousConfidence #AudaciousConceptsInc #RedCarpetCEO #Influence #Educate #Inspire #Entertain

[whenweallvote]

Thinking of this radical being on what would have been her 110th birthday ✨

Rosa Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an American civil rights activist whose act of protest precipitated the Montgomery bus boycott  – considered by many to be the spark that ignited the civil rights movement.

[impermanent-art]

Portrait of Rosa Parks by Kevin Ledo for the 2019 edition of Murals in the Market. Parks lived in Detroit from 1957 until she passed away in 2005.

[bootiesbooksandtheblues]

65 years ago today...the Montgomery Bus Boycott began. #MontgomeryBusBoycott #beautifulisBLACK https://www.instagram.com/p/CIQVrS0FX-E/?igshid=1e7diqbvz4pbg

[monriatitans]

Fri, February 19, 2021 “The majority of the Negroes who took part in the year-long boycott of Montgomery’s buses were poor and untutored; but they understood the essence of the Montgomery movement; one elderly woman summed it up for the rest. When asked after several weeks of walking whether she was tired, she answered: ‘My feet is tired, but my soul is at rest.’” —Martin Luther King, Jr. ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ #martinlutherkingjr #drmartinlutherkingjr #drmartinlutherkingjrquote #martinlutherkingjrquote #busboycott #montgomerybusboycott #montgomerymovement #learnsomethingneweveryday #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #bhm #monriatitans https://www.instagram.com/p/CLgLGm0DB9Y/?igshid=1ajtpwidntrch

[deutschemexicana]

Oh I love this. I can just imagine the conversation. #amplifymelanatedvoices #amplifyblackvoices #amplifyblackartists #amplifyblackvoices #blacklivesmatter #blackartists #blackartmatters ::::::: Repost from @blackartinamerica_ • Work by: William Tagne Njepe “Enfance Effacée 1993 B 05” Painting 2020 Acrylic on canvas 162,0 x 130,0 cm @t.william_njepe #lwilliamtagneNjepe #portraiture #blackart #montgomery #montgomerybusboycott #diaspora #blacklivesmatter #blackartinamerica #drawing #contemporaryart #acrylicpainting https://www.instagram.com/p/CCCX3WGlu8b/?igshid=4hs09vsqfhmr

[thesonsofchaos]

#rosaparks #civilrightsactivist #montgomerybusboycott #thelilacmuralproject #streetart around the #missiondistrict on #24th St. and #lilac St. #sanfrancisco #frisco #sf #bayarea #norcal #california #ca #westcoast #thebay #streetartsanfrancisco #streetartbayarea #graffiti #installation #mural #murals #murales #arteurbano #urbanart #foto #fotografia #photo #photography (at The Lilac Mural Project) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9hVKrPj-pk/?igshid=lb6ca903bjvf

[nikkolassmith]

This moment in Black History, 64 years ago today, is brought to you by the word #Nah ✨ Because sometimes racist and unjust laws need a good "Nah... " 381 days of #MontgomeryBusBoycott followed this historic moment. 🚌✊🏾 #RosaParks #CivilDisobedience #Rosa #SundaySketch (at Nikkolas Design) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5ij0BtF1mP/?igshid=1ow9xcha5ta9i