Had the Montgomery Bus Boycott been planned, it never would have happened. That was the assessment of Juanita Jones Abernathy, the widow of the Rev. Ralph Abernathy, the closest associate of Martin Luther King Jr. She spoke in Evansville on Saturday evening as part of the Evansville Museum's visiting exhibit, "381 Days: The Montgomery Bus Boycott Story.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Today, Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean issued the following statement to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Today as America celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott we also commemorate the life of the late Mrs. Rosa Parks, the moving spirit who helped to spark this historic fight for freedom and equality. The brave actions taken by those on that day in Montgomery, Alabama fifty years ago became a 381-day sacrifice to free America from its immoral history of racial oppression and segregation. This would be the catalyst for the larger Civil Rights Movement and the struggle for justice for all Americans regardless of race, ethnicity, or class.
When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, Ala., on Dec. 1, 1955, it was a quiet but momentous act of defiance that sparked the modern civil rights movement in America. Her act of civil disobedience led to a 381-day boycott of Montgomery's city bus system by the black population and helped propel a young minister named Martin Luther King Jr. to national prominence. It also led to a Supreme Court decision supporting injunctions against the Montgomery bus company by lower courts; the buses became desegregated on Dec. 21, 1956.
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We're honored to host these activities and to partner with the FTA to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the bus boycott," said Julie Cunningham, President/Chief Executive Officer of COMTO. "With the recent passing of Mrs. [Rosa Parks], our celebration of the milestone Montgomery boycott is even more befitting. The entire country has benefited from the legacy of the Civil Rights movement and pioneers such as Mrs. Parks, who challenged the segregated and unequal treatment of Blacks and other minorities," added Ms. Cunningham.
Parks' arrest on Dec. 1, 1955, which caused Montgomery's citizens to take action, is only a fraction of the story. The exhibit examines the contributions and dedication of Montgomery's Black community, which made the boycott successful. The exhibition is a multi-dimensional collage of photographs, quotes and historical texts that bring this story to life and convey the dynamic energy of the movement. [Rosa Parks]' extraordinary act was a profound turning point in the Civil Rights Movement," said Anna Cohn, director of the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES). "381 Days" also looks at the impact of the boycott's success across the country and around the world. As the first major victory against legalized segregation, the strategies used in Montgomery were adapted...
NEW YORK, Dec. 5 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Outraged over JP Morgan Chase's refusal to settle a slavery restitution case pending in the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago, Ill., students, hip hop activists, church leadership, politicians, and reparations organizations are calling a boycott of the company's student loans - - a business worth over $9 billion. The campaign, titled "One Student" is being coordinated by the Restitution Study Group, a New York non-profit headed by Deadria Farmer-Paellmann, lead plaintiff in the lawsuit. A press conference and rally to announce the boycott will take place on Monday, December 5, 2005, 12 noon at the JP Morgan Chase headquarters in New York City -- 270 Park Avenue, between 47th and 48th streets. The campaign website is located at: http://www.ones...
Kenneth Hare, who researched and wrote the book, is the editor of the Advertiser's editorial page. The Montgomery Advertiser began publication in 1829. Originally called the Planter's Gazette, it became the Advertiser in 1833. By the turn of the century the Advertiser had become a major voice in Alabama. In 1903 R.F. Hudson, a young Alabama newspaperman, joined the staff of the Advertiser and helped lead the paper toward financial success, owning 10 percent of the stock by 1924. In 1935 he bought it outright and five years later bought The Alabama Journal, a competitor. Carmage Wells purchased the newspapers in 1963 as the largest property in his growing list of Southern newspapers.
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