This is a favourite card... Now and again I get a card that I love just a little bit more this is one.. Thanks Arnold for sending this to me from the Ford Museum in Dearborn Michigan while travelling there recently. This bus The Montgomery City Bus #2857 ( The Rosa Parks Bus ). Originally built in in 1948 in Pontiac Michigan bus #2857 was originally operated by the The Montgomery City Bus when lines in Montgomery Alabama.from 1954 to 1971.
This card shows the actual bus that created such amazing controversy in 1955. The story is :
Ms. Rosa Parks was riding the bus on the evening of December 1 1955 when she was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white man. This incident subsequently sparked large civil rights protests., especially the boycott of Montgomery's bus system. The Montgomery bus boycott was the beginning of a revolutionary era of non violent mass protests in support of civil rights across the United States.The year long boycott kept Montgomery's blacks off all buses until December 1956 when the US Supreme Court ruled that the segregation of all public transport was unconstitutional.
Bus #2857 was retired and sold in 1971. After sitting for 30 years in a field the bus was purchased at Auction by The Henry Ford Museum and has been completely restored to how it appeared in 1955
This bus is now on display in The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn Michigan USA.
Thank you so much Arnold for this great card and some great history..
Posted 07 December : Arrived Sydney 16 December : Traveled 9 days..
Thanks mate. love the card..I also loved my visit to this amazing Museum also...something is a must for your "bucket list" to do..
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