The Bus boycott
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On December 5 Martin luther King Jr ,steps up for the African Americans rights. They held the meeting in a church in Montgomery, to listen to Mr.King to see what he has to say about the bus boycott. And ( He says that people get tired. We are here this evening to say to those who have mistreated us for so long,that we are tired, tired of being segregated and humiliated,tired of being kicked about by the brutal feet of oppression' But above all, Kings ask that the protesters fight without violence - Mr.King)
After the meeting at the church the people were glad that they were still having the boycott and this is what they wanted.
But the city refuse any way. But it made them fight even harder to end the bus segregation. While the boycott was still running the bus companies began to lose more money because 75 percent of the riders joined the boycott. Eventually the bus company was forced to cut down the number of buses that were surviving the city and that means the prices for getting on the bus was raising also.
During that period some of the white people were getting mad at the bus boycott because the bus price was getting very high.
After the meeting at the church the people were glad that they were still having the boycott and this is what they wanted.
- Change the law that says African-American passengers must give up their seats to white passengers.
- Bus drivers must be courteous to all riders.
- Hire African-American bus drivers.
But the city refuse any way. But it made them fight even harder to end the bus segregation. While the boycott was still running the bus companies began to lose more money because 75 percent of the riders joined the boycott. Eventually the bus company was forced to cut down the number of buses that were surviving the city and that means the prices for getting on the bus was raising also.
During that period some of the white people were getting mad at the bus boycott because the bus price was getting very high.
Nonviolence
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The bus boycott was still going on but the angry issues got worse. Their was a lot more violence angry phones call and a lot more threats. But one day Mr.king wanted to stop. While king was at a church meeting he gets a phone call that a bomb exploded in his home and his wife and child was their and he ask if they were okay and no body got hurt. The angry he felt that some tried to kill his wife. But Mr. King said ''we cannot solve this problem with retaliatory violence king,'' tells the crowd calmly ''we must meet violence with nonviolence''.
Its been one year sense Rosa refused to give up her seat on a bus. The Supreme Court rules on November 13, 1956 that Montgomery's segregation laws are not right.
Its been one year sense Rosa refused to give up her seat on a bus. The Supreme Court rules on November 13, 1956 that Montgomery's segregation laws are not right.