From BlackAmericaWeb.com
Little Known Black History Fact: Tallahassee Bus Boycott
On this day in 1956, FAMU students Wilhelmina Jakes and Carrie Patterson sat on a city bus in Tallahassee, Florida. and began what would become a seven-month boycott of the transit system. Through the efforts of a local church leader and civic groups, protesters were able to get Black drivers hired and integrate the bus lines.
http://blackamericaweb.com/2016/05/26/little-known-black-history-fact-tallahassee-bus-boycott/?omcamp=es-baw-nl&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=New%20Campaign&utm_term=BAW%20Subscribers%20%28Weekly%29
No comments:
Post a Comment