Besides being racist, james appeared short tempered and unreasonable, given his snapping at rosa for walking down the aisle of the bus instead of getting off. Blake, left the driver s seat and moved imposingly up to the four black passengers. Despite his marriage after one year of attending high. Blake died of a heart attack in montgomery, alabama. Blake, who ordered her to board at the back door and then drove off without her. Blake, the bus driver who confronted rosa parks, was born in 1912 and died in 2002. Blake, left the drivers seat and moved imposingly up to the four black passengers. Blake also had previous experience in chauffeuring, truck, and. Blake initiated the complaint and arrest of parks, leading to a 381day boycott of the montgomery bus system and the subsequent supreme court decision to. However, for one montgomery resident, the bus boycott had begun nearly six months earlier. Jul 06, 2011 current owner of the cowboy bar, meeteetse, wyoming, blake is an historian and poker player. Blakes order to relinquish her seat in the colored section to a white passenger, after. For years the black community had complained that the. Rosa did not notice that the bus driver was the same man, james f.
As the bus travelled along its regular route, all of the whiteonly seats in the bus filled up. About the bus driver james f blake montgomery bus boycott. Blake was drafted into the army in december 23, 1943. Twelve years before her historymaking arrest, parks was stopped from boarding a city bus by driver james f. My resisting being mistreated on the bus did not begin with that particular arresti did a lot of walking in montgomery. She refuesed to move so then when she was approached by james blake who was the bus driver he said move to the back of the bus she still did not move, when the. She wasnt incapable of leaving her seat when bus driver james f. James blake drove the crowded bus that rosa parks boarded james f. Dec 01, 2017 had she noticed who was behind the wheel, she probably wouldnt have gotten on in the first placethe day parks protested wasnt her first encounter with bus driver james blake.
Blake the same montgomery bus driver that demanded that parks give up her seat on his bus. When her biographer doug brinkley contacted the bus driver from that day, seeking an interview, james f. But who was the bus driver on the other side of history. Rosa parks, date of birth, place of birth, date of death.
On december 1, 1955, in montgomery, alabama, parks rejected bus driver james f. Blake april 14, 1912 march 21, 2002 was the bus driver whom rosa parks defied in. Back then white and blacks could not sit in the same row it was either the whole row would be black passengers or all the passengers had to move back so that one could sit in that row. James fred blake april 14, 1912 march 21, 2002 was an american bus driver in montgomery, alabama, whom rosa parks defied in 1955, prompting the montgomery bus boycott. Dec 01, 2010 on december 1, 1955, a white man boarded a bus in montgomery, alabama. Blake april 14, 1912 march 21, 2002 was the bus driver whom rosa parks defied in 1955, prompting the montgomery bus boycott. Blakes order to relinquish her seat in the colored section to a white passenger, after the. Blake initiated the complaint and arrest of parks, leading to a 381day boycott of the montgomery bus system and the subsequent supreme court decision to ban segregation on public transportation. How general motors saved rosa parks the daily beast. Prior to the bus boycott, jim crow laws mandated the racial segregation of the montgomery bus line. The united states congress has called her the first lady of civil rights and the mother of the freedom movement. On december 1, 1955, in montgomery, alabama, parks refused to obey bus driver james f. I started the montgomery bus boycott, the 94yearold times said, remembering the story of her june 15, 1955, runin with james f. Blake is a representation on the white perspective in that time period.
Though his was not a household name, blake unwittingly eventuated the montgomery bus boycott in 1955, a critical moment in the american civil rights movement. Parks was not the first person to resist bus segregation. Rosa parks recognized the bus driver, james blake, as the same man who evicted her from a bus twelve years earlier when she walked through the whitesonly section to get to her seat. Famously, a woman by the name of rosa parks refused. Dec 01, 2014 parks had actually had a problem with this same bus driver, james f. Blakes order to give up her seat in the colored section to a white passenger, after the white section was filled. Blake s order to relinquish her seat in the colored section to a white passenger, after the whitesonly section was filled. This is the arrest report filed by the police department of montgomery, alabama.
James f blake was the bus driver that was driving the bus that rosa parks was on at the time of the arrest and he was also the one who asked her to move when she refuesed to him 2 times he called the police and had her taken off the bus and when he asked her to move he did not ask her nicely he was very rude about it by saying yall better. Blake 19122002, american bus driver defied by rosa parks ronald james blake born 1934, aka james blake, british civil engineer in hong kong, ceo of kcrc james blake tennis born 1979, american professional tennis player. For years, the black community had complained that the situation was unfair, and parks was no exception. When more white passengers boarded and filled up the front section of the bus, driver james f. Dec 01, 2015 but her refusal to give up her seat was also inspired by an encounter with a particularly nasty and bigoted bus driver, james f. Mar 18, 20 i t was a rainy afternoon in montgomery, alabama. The bus driver who had rosa parks arrested mental floss. As a result of this segregation african americans were not hired as drivers, were forced to ride in the back of the bus, and were frequently ordered to surrender their seats to white people even though black passengers made up 75% of the bus systems riders.
As a result of this segregation african americans were not hired as drivers, were forced to ride in the back of the bus, and were frequently ordered to surrender their seats to white people even though black. The boycott was maintained for 381 days, at the end of which. James fred blake april 14, 1912 march 21, 2002 was an american bus driver in montgomery, alabama, whom rosa parks defied in 1955, prompting the. He was the bus driver that called the police when rosa parks refused to give up her seat. Parks had her first runin on the public bus on a rainy day in 1943, when the bus driver, james blake, demanded that she get off the bus and reenter through the back. Alabama bus driver who sparked a social revolution when he ordered rosa parks to give up her seat. In november 1943 parks entered blakes bus, and when told to enter by the back door, refused his command.
It was a seminal event in the civil rights movement. On 1 december 1955, he had rosa parks arrested for refusing to give up her seat on his bus to graham obrien, a white passenger, an action which started the montgomery bus boycott. The man who was driving the cleveland avenue bus on the day it began was james f. Parks boarded his bus from the front door and paid her fair, but blake then demanded she get off the bus and use the back door because there were currently white passengers on board. His enlistment record states he was married and had attended 1 year of high school. Oct 24, 2005 on december 1, 1955, in montgomery, alabama, parks rejected bus driver james f. Some formed car pools and many black taxi drivers agreed to carry passengers around the city for 10 cents, the cost of the bus fare. Why did rosa parks recognize the bus driver answers. Blake, bus driver the montgomery bus boycott was a political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of montgomery, alabama. Dec 01, 2016 on this day in 1955, rosa parks boarded a bus and took a seat in the colored section, just behind the seats reserved for white passengers. Yall better make it light on yourselves and let me have those seats. Uk musician james blake litherland, aka james blake, was born september 26, 1988.
The bus reached the third stop in front of the empire theater, and several white passengers boarded. Dec 01, 2016 contrary to popular belief, rosa parks wasnt too tired. James fred blake was a bus driver in montgomery, alabama. Near the middle of the bus rosas row was directly behind the ten seats reserved for white passengers. Blakes order to give up her seat to a white passenger in the colored section after the white section. Comparing jailed kentucky clerk kim davis to rosa parks is an insult to the legacy of the civil rights icon. You will use this webquest to gather information on this bus driver to assist in developing your argument for supporting.
Blake, opting to walk home in the rain rather to suffer further injustice at the hands of a bully. James f blake worked as a bus driver for montgomery city bus lines. Mar 26, 2002 on thursday december 1 1955, james blake, who has died aged 89, began his usual daily stint driving a bus in montgomery, alabama. Blake, the bus driver who asked rosa parks to move to the back of the bus talks about that historic day. Rosa parks sat in the whitesonly section of the bus. Had she noticed who was behind the wheel, she probably wouldnt have gotten on in the first placethe day parks protested wasnt her first encounter with bus driver james blake. Mar 26, 2002 james blake drove the crowded bus that rosa parks boarded james f. Rosa parks was a well respected woman in history, she was known for the montgomery bus boycott, one day one her way home from her job she sat down on a bus thinking it would be a normal day and then it went for a turn on december 1 1995 she was approchaed by a white person and was asked to move because back then blacks had to sit in the back and if they were asked to move their seat because. Rosa parks february 4, 19 october 24, 2005 was a seamstress by profession. As the bus continued on its route, the white seats became occupied, and soon enough, white passengers had now boarded without a seat in sight.
Born on april 14, 1912, blake was drafted into the army on december 23, 1943 at fort mcclellan in anniston, alabama. What happened when rosa parks first encountered bus driver. By the end of his shift he had precipitated a social revolution. Blake told parks and three other black passengers to give up their seats. James f blake was the bus driver that was driving the bus that rosa parks was on at the time of the arrest and he was also the one who asked her to move when she refuesed to him 2 times he called the police and had her taken off the bus and when he asked her to move he did not ask her nicely he was very rude about it by saying yall better make it light on yourselves and let me have those seats. Feb 04, 2015 on december 1, 1955 in montgomery, alabama, mrs. It seemed a routine situation as the white passenger made his way down the aisle. Blake, instructed some of the africanamerican bus riders to move toward the back of the bus, yielding to the white passenger. As the bus traveled along its regular route, all of the whiteonly seats in the bus filled up. Blake pulled the cleveland street bus up to the stop, where waited a young black woman. Blake s order to give up her seat in the colored section to a white passenger, after the whitesonly section was filled. Blake, ordered four black passengers including rosa parks out of their seats, in order to make room for the white passengers. Initially, she had not noticed that the bus driver was the same man, james f. His intention was to get the black passengers to move to the back of the bus basically, it was standard operating procedure.