Part B – Finding Other Forms of Transportation
African Americans in Montgomery needed to find a way to get to work after vowing not to ride the bus. A civil rights activist named Bayard Rustin traveled to Montgomery to advise Martin Luther King Jr. While in Montgomery, he kept a diary of what he observed. He noted how police officers harassed, intimidated, and arrested Black taxi drivers for helping to transport boycotting African Americans.

Search the internet for an excerpt from Rustin's diary to learn more about the transportation challenges of the boycotters. Use the space below to take notes about what you learn about Bayard Rustin and his contributions and experiences.