Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-01-04
Montgomery, Alabama, Top
News Event

Thsrs be differences opinion Negro an
20 inc mo" Important news event In 1909 but
wh not agree that the heroic fight Alabama Negroes
against tho humiliation and njstico of Jmo transport
a major event.
AZ time when the Supreme deciaon agslns, scoo,
segregation was being buffsted the Mongom.rv
can eitEenS fed with brutality drivers against Negroes
and tired Of this humiliation segregated seating on public
poaon system their money helped suppor, rsu.s ,,sa
Sutu'ed boycott which ended In victory few days
Whether they not. the Montgomery c,xsn. Lad nv
rev martin Luther King and Of pastors
bosry churches sffsnd the Negro
those Of the Southland ks Khan and s
uptown contemporary" the and the continued
attempt TO keep them subordinate the eapcoas
American white
To The injustice which had almost
for year" except by the NAAcp organizations
Tho Montgomery Negro people American business.
inc pubo utilities and others that
studying longer willing To nav
uer fares To be inHsd and reiegaed sections which
emphasized the dsan with which majority towards them
In the North whites. thrilled by tho spectacle Of
car pools to got their helped by sending
ment IN tho form Of money TO tho Neutrality-suspicious.
II magnificent effort and a, MONTGOMERY The r.v
resistance technique employed andh found 10 first
fun expression the continent Despite bnhny
sapnsa threats arrests on criminal charges
montgomery movement urged the people their
oppfe""" something quite the ene
In fact the refusal Montgomery return violence with
violence was both tribute to their leaders the
American Negro In his struggle c.enshp was pre-
pared 10 use more than one method 10 achieve
The Montgomery spreading all over the South II
was repeated In Tallahassee Florida where an
h grew TED up with the m,reaont drivers and the
insults implied by seating reyod agan., the
tees They were backed by escna led by another
minister NAACP president city goy,rnm.,, r
a''d y aeSng pool drivers boycott,
Few days ago after tho u outlawnK public
transportation segregation the grop began testing The
Jmcf" practice by boarding ang where they ,,s..
In birmingham where Negroes have great economic power
which they have In the interest Of
treated decent led by another tev " l. shucxoh
boarded buses and aa whore w,r, arr,.
'r case IN court will provide test nefaro
JimCruw practices
Rev shuttc~orth Negroes dare stand I'm fur th.
pope wa" eaumn"d by whites bonbed CIV
INF rise to ha Garruvny Today rr
gram Doe ~ In which he cameras h. America,
TOMS throw bread to the Hngarans their own
Nsgro'Amercan citizens"
All of this Negro woman .eam.,r.., ,r,, ~
onthaay being forced To ON b.ea ON
which she paid the finally bed and was se.,. an,
placed IN jail WV
That lone incident lin. which ope.,s, m.
montgomery buses half million for isss II no
axed the struggle OF Americas N.Sroe. for deo,n
treatment at home hghghted Resistance t.shpo.
powerful weapon the hands Negroes whoa, cor,
sumner purchasing power count eml OF dollar.
yearly VIII ~ ~
did than anything except the Au,herne lcv e.., ,
snow our southern American whites Jmco Gus
toms up before the world for their m ,rL
OF deeency and morality relations
Yea Montgomery the Confeeracy as IL. Ma,r o.
proudly called H. made history Mayar " o,v,
welcomed the South now game between hr. saturday
no eStoled the Montgomery writer almost vasve
Wheh nc mentioned the democracy ugh that rp
IN montgomery knowing nu well that Mayor GAYLE and
P's n' MN who AT last introduced freedom
rev KING Ahcrnathy
prosSon" men TO wSsherTomen introduced free
'om !" Montgomery and the rest OF the south in