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What role did Jo Ann Robinson play in the Montgomery bus boycott?

Jo Ann Robinson was a prominent voice in establishing the Montgomery bus boycotts. She created flyers and distributed information to the community about each aspect of this important event.


How did Jo ann Robinson affect the civil rights movement?

Jo Ann Robinson affected the civil rights movement because she was sitting in the white section didn't do harm to any body but the bus driver was rude and took her off because she was breaking the law later then she was apart of the Montgomery's bus boycott for a day.


Who is Jo Ann Robinson?

Jo Ann Robinson was the woman who helped start the Montgomery Bus Boycott. She was born April 17, 1912 near Culloden Georgia. She graduated valedictorian at her high school. She went to Fort Valley State college. Then, she became an English professor at Alabama State college. In 1949 she sat in the 5th row of a bus in Montgomery. (the first 10 rows were reserved for white people only) The bus driver verbally attacked her and she ran off the bus. In 1950 she became the president of the Women's Political Council (WCP) where she focused on bus arrangements for blacks. After Rosa Parks was arrested in 1950, she made flyers to announce a day long bus boycott in Montgomery. On December 5, 1950 the bus boycott began. The boycott lasted for over a year instead of one day. After her involvement with civil rights, she went back to being a teacher. She moved to Los Angeles where she continued to teach until her retirement in 1976. She died in 1992.


What was the mongomery bus boycott?

They decided to do this because Jo Ann Robinson was an African American. African Americans were not allowed to sit anywhere they wanted on the bus. When the bus was full and a white person got on they would make a black person get up and stand up for the ride or get off if it was too crowded. There was a sign on the bus that said colored people and it was placed in the back of the bus. All the seats behind that sign was for black people and there werent many. Everytime a white family got on the bus and there was no more seats the sign would move back until there was no more seats for the black people.All the black people were standing or there was no black people on the bus at all. Until the Rosa Parks came.


How many NBA championship rings does Jo Jo White have?

Jo Jo White won two NBA championships. Both with the Boston Celtics. One in 1974 and the second in 1976.