Baton Rouge

First Civil Rights Bus Boycott
African-American boycotted buses for eight days. In 1953 80% of bus drivers were black. many people forgot about boycott. Some guy named Jemison got involved in the movement when watching black people were standing in the bus after a long days work. it was against the law to sit in the front isles with whites. The Baton Rouge City Council agreed to open all seats on the bus except for the two front seats. Before the compromise white bus drivers went on strike for 4 days to fight the first compromise, which was to let blacks fill up the back half and the front have for whites on a first come first serve bases. After the boycott the segregation in buses in Baton Rouge ended.

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