Ms. Parks wasn't just active in the NAACP - she was the city secretary! She had meetings with state and national leaders as well. Her and the other local NAACP leadership had been planning a bus boycott for some time, and were waiting for a proper candidate to refuse to move - there had been other people who'd refused seats as well, but who wouldn't be able to have the spin put on them that would draw the Montgomery community together.
Another super-important aspect of the history, IMO, is that it was the women who made the initial bus boycott possible. The women of Montgomery had long been activists, and through social and social activist phone trees and communications routes, were able to deliver news to every single black household in the community.
A book called "The Montgomery Bus Boycott and The Women Who Started It" is an excellent read that outlines everything. Rosa Parks wasn't just a brave seamstress, she was one of the masterminds!
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Ms. Parks wasn't just active in the NAACP - she was the city secretary! She had meetings with state and national leaders as well. Her and the other local NAACP leadership had been planning a bus boycott for some time, and were waiting for a proper candidate to refuse to move - there had been other people who'd refused seats as well, but who wouldn't be able to have the spin put on them that would draw the Montgomery community together.
Another super-important aspect of the history, IMO, is that it was the women who made the initial bus boycott possible. The women of Montgomery had long been activists, and through social and social activist phone trees and communications routes, were able to deliver news to every single black household in the community.
A book called "The Montgomery Bus Boycott and The Women Who Started It" is an excellent read that outlines everything. Rosa Parks wasn't just a brave seamstress, she was one of the masterminds!
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