The Montgomery Bus Boycott

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I found this article to be very interesting.  In history classes in elementary school and high school, students always read about and learn about the roles important historical figures such as Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks played in paving the way to the end of segregation.  It was very interesting to learn about a woman who clearly played a very significant role in the fight against segregated seating on public buses, but does not have as much notoriety as Rosa Parks.  Gibson Robinson is a very likable character, in that she is very humble and unbiased as she recounts events, making sure that readers understood that there were some white bus drivers who were very nice and courteous toward African-American riders.  In fact, she even acknowledges that most of them were "just doing their jobs."
I was very impressed by how tirelessly Gibson Robinson worked.  She successfully lead a boycott against public transportation and still came fully prepared to every single one of her classes.  Her story is very remarkable and inspiring and it clearly indicates that there are surely many uncovered stories of under-appreciated African-American citizens who worked endlessly to help end segregation in the United States, and these citizens should be commended for their efforts.