BUS BOYCOTT
STARTS DECEMBER 1, 1955
DON'T YOU HATE RIDING IN THE BACK OF THE BUS?
LET'S SHOW THEM THAT WE DON'T NEED TO BE DISRESPECTED THE WAY THAT WE ARE, AND IF THEY CHOOSE TO DO SO TO US, THEY WILL NOT RECEIVE OUR MONEY OR OUR COURTESY. LET'S BOYCOTT ALL BUSES IN MONTGOMERY! WE ARE NO LESS OF A PERSON THAN ANY WHITE. IF YOU AGREE, JOIN US.
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MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT
JOIN ROSA PARKS, MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., AND MANY OTHERS IN THIS IMPERATIVE ACT. IT IS NOT ONLY DEFIANCE, THIS ACT RESEMBLES THE NEED FOR EQUALITY IN OUR COUNTRY. ROSA PARKS WAS TOLD TO MOVE FOR A WHITE PERSON ON A BUS, HAS THIS EVER BEEN EXPECTED OF YOU? THIS IS NOT WHAT YOU WANT, SO BOYCOTT ALL BUSES WITH US. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. OUR PRIMARY SPOKESMAN, STRONGLY ENCOURAGES YOU TO STAND UP FOR WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN.
When?
Thursday, Dec 1, 1955, 12:00 AM
Where?
Montgomery, AL, United States
WHAT WILL WE DO INSTEAD OF RIDING BUSES?
INSTEAD OF RIDING BUSES, WE WILL WALK TO WORK AND SCHOOL, AND THERE WILL ALSO BE OTHERS WILLING TO HELP US COMMUTE TO OUR PLACES OF NEED. THERE IS A SYSTEM GOING TO BE PLACED IN WHICH WILLING CITIZENS WILL OFFER TO DRIVE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY INSTEAD OF THE CITY BUSES. WE ARE NOT ALONE IN BELIEVING THE CURRENT SYSTEM IS UNFAIR.