2006 RV - Doug & Crystal

14 April: We went to the King memorial Baptist church for Good Friday service, and then went to the Rosa Park Museum.

The Struggle... In the long struggle against segregation, there was only one "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement". In 1955, a 42-year-old African-American seamstress engaged in a simple act of civil disobedience that launched a pivotal event in the civil rights movement. The seamstress was Mrs. Rosa Parks. The act of disobedience was refusing to yield her seat on a public bus to a white man. The pivotal event was the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Her quiet courageous act changed America, its view of black people and redirected the course of history. Rosa Parks is a symbol to all Americans to remain free.





Now isn't he just gorgeous? Doug and Rosa, now who would have ever thought? This was a great opportunity. Just being in the museum and listening to all the information that is available helps understand all that went on since 1955. It certainly was a struggle. Civil Rights movements have come a very long way, but we can't stop....there is lots of work yet to do.




At this very spot, is where the incident happened and on December 5, 1955, four days after her arrest, Mrs. Parks was found guilty and the Montgomery bus boycott began. In response to her conviction, the African-American community in Montgomery boycotted the city bus line. Instead they walked or banded together to organize alternate transportation. The boycott continued strong until 381 days later when the United States Supreme Court ruled the segregation of bus service to be unconstitutional.