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Freedom Walkers Russell Freedman

Freedom Walkers Russell Freedman . Second Book Share Presentation Yeong L. 2 nd Period. 114 pages September 30, 2006 Non-fiction. Pictures of Freedom Walkers. Summary. The book starts in Montgomery, Alabama, in the time of the Jim Crow laws and segregation.

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Freedom Walkers Russell Freedman

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  1. Freedom WalkersRussell Freedman Second Book Share Presentation Yeong L. 2nd Period 114 pages September 30, 2006 Non-fiction

  2. Pictures of Freedom Walkers

  3. Summary • The book starts in Montgomery, Alabama, in the time of the Jim Crow laws and segregation. • The first chapter in the book talks about Jo Ann Robinson, a professor at Alabama State, an all black college. In 1949, she set in the wrong part of the bus and the bus driver stopped the bus to yell at her and make her leave the bus. • Many black people has similar problems on Montgomery buses during this time period.

  4. Summary cont. • Later in the book, black leaders in Montgomery talk about boycotting the buses, and making a Supreme Court case against segregation, but they have to wait for the right time. • Two more women, Claudette Colvin and Mary Louise Smith, both went to court for sitting in the wrong seat, but the cases did not go to the Supreme Court. • Finally Rosa Parks was arrested, and she appealed. • Also the boycott began.

  5. Still cont. • Martin Luther King, Jr. was a preacher at that time and he became the leader of the new Montgomery Improvement Association, the group running the boycott. • He preached non-violence. • Hundreds of drivers took thousands of black people around town during the boycott. Thousands walked everywhere. This cost bus companies lots of money. • Black people were threatened, hurt, and arrested. • About a little later, the Supreme Court said segregation was unconstitutional, and soon buses were integrated.

  6. Themes • Hard work will lead to success. The people in the Montgomery Bus Boycott walked everywhere and shared cars for a year to succeed. Some even went to jail to succeed. • Civil disobedience and non-violence. When Rosa Parks and Dr. King were arrested, they sued the government because they thought the laws were not fair. During this time, many people broke the law on purpose to make a point. Also even when people were hurting the boycotters, nobody fought back. • Equality. The boycotters fought to be equal.

  7. Rating • This book gets a 4 from me. Super nova! I like this book because this book shows how black people in Montgomery overcame great difficulties . It told me a lot about the process of the Civil Rights Movement in the South.

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