Born on april 14, 1912, blake was drafted into the army on december 23, 1943 at fort mcclellan in anniston, alabama. Rosa louise mccauley parks february 4, 19 october 24, 2005 was an american activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the montgomery bus boycott. James blake drove the crowded bus that rosa parks boarded james f. On 1 december 1955 in montgomery, alabama, rosa parks refused to obey bus driver james blake s order to give up her seat in the colored section to a white passenger. 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. Yes, it was james blake behind the wheel that night, the same driver ingrained in her mind from twelve years earlier. When her biographer doug brinkley contacted the bus driver from that day, seeking an interview, james f.
Montgomery bus driver james blake ordered parks and three other african americans seated nearby to move move yall, i want those two seats, to the back. James f blake alabama bus driver who sparked a social revolution. I had so much trouble with so many bus drivers, parks recalled. Rosa parks died in 2005 at the age of 92, but the alabama natives refusal to give up her bus seat in 1955, lives on in american history. How general motors saved rosa parks the daily beast.
Uk musician james blake litherland, aka james blake, was born september 26, 1988. Rosa parks changed the world when she stood up for civil rights by sitting down. James fred blake april 14, 1912 march 21, 2002 was an american bus driver in montgomery, alabama, whom rosa parks. Then a 28yearold patrol officer with montgomery police department, he was the first officer to arrive on scene when bus driver james blake. And the act that made her worldfamous was uttering a single syllable no when a bus driver named james f.
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 rejected bus driver james f. She purportedly entered via the front door of the bus. Blake was drafted into the army in december 23, 1943. Blake april 14, 1912 march 21, 2002 was the bus driver whom rosa parks defied in 1955, prompting the montgomery bus boycott. Alabama bus driver who sparked a social revolution when he ordered rosa parks to give up her seat.
Colorados black history live brings rosa parks story to. His intention was to get the black passengers to move to the back of the bus basically, it was standard operating procedure. Leroy pierce, then a 28yearold montgomery police officer, was the first to arrive on scene when bus driver james blake called police. What happened when rosa parks first encountered bus driver. Driver of rosa parks bus has front seat to history. The only tired i was, was tired of giving in i t was a rainy afternoon in montgomery, alabama. Blake, the bus driver who confronted rosa parks, was born in 1912 and died in 2002. Yall better make it light on yourselves and let me have those seats. Bus driver blake requested she exit the bus and reenter from the back door. The bus driver who had rosa parks arrested mental floss. The alabama bus driver who sparked a social revolution when he ordered rosa parks to give up her seat in 1955 has died aged 89. Despite his marriage after one year of attending high. The very first scene in rosa shows rosa parks trying to get onto a bus driven by james blake the same driver she famously faced off with in 1955 12 years before the main events of the episode. Blake s order to give up her seat in the colored section to a white passenger, after the whites.
Some days later yet another small turnaround fact comes to light. Blake, the bus driver who asked rosa parks to move to the back of the bus talks about that historic day. Blake, left the drivers seat and moved imposingly up to the four black passengers. In 1943, 12 years before black history altered and the montgomery bus boycott commenced, rosa l. Blake april 14, 1912 march 21, 2002 was the bus driver who rosa parks defied in 1955, prompting the montgomery bus boycott. Comparing jailed kentucky clerk kim davis to rosa parks is an insult to the legacy of the civil rights icon. Alabama officer recalls 1955 arrest of rosa parks ap news. Parks stepped onto his very crowded bus on a chilly day 12 years. But who was the bus driver on the other side of history.