Montgomery Bus Boycott

December 1, 1955

Today was an amazing day. It was a day in which others stood up for their rights. I was made proud by Rosa Parks, a wonderful lady living in Montgomery, Alabama. As she rode home after a long day of work at Montgomery Fair Department Store, she was asked to give up her seat on the city bus for a white man. Ms. Parks refused! She stood up to the bus driver and insisted she keep her seat (which was already in the colored section of the bus.) Can you believe it? When the driver of the bus mentioned that he would need to call the police if she didn't move, she accepted and even told him to go ahead and call. She was arrested by the police, and not because she was tired. Oh no, she was tired of being told what to do, where to do it, and when to do it. Ms. Parks decided she was not going to be pushed around anymore.

This weekend I will bring up the idea for other ministers of the word of God to support a boycott of the Montgomery Bus Company. My hope is that others will take part in this refusal of services and the bus company and others will begin to learn that we cannot be treated in this fashion for much longer. I hope for the day we will all have equality.