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☆ Black taxi drivers helped fuel the Montgomery Bus Boycott, even as they faced arrests and police pressure
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Yoonji Han | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Montgomery Bus Boycott began in December 1955 after Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat. Black taxi drivers provided alternative transportation for thousands of boycotters. AdvertisementWithout the help of Black taxi drivers, the boycott would have been severely hampered. Women walked to work during the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Don Cravens/Getty ImagesFacing police pressureIn the face of the mounting boycott, Montgomery police instituted a minimum fare law and even arrested taxi drivers who helped the city's Black residents.

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A Black riverboat co-captain at the center of an Alabama riverfront brawl that drew national attention has been accused of misdemeanor assault in the melee by one of the white boaters charged in the fight. The co-captain faces a charge of misdemeanor assault, according to court records. The complaint was filed Oct. 26 ahead of the man's Nov. 16 trial on a misdemeanor assault charge of hitting and kicking the riverboat co-captain. The August riverfront melee in Montgomery drew national attention after bystanders filmed white boaters hitting a Black riverboat co-captain and others rushing to his defense. Two white boaters previously pleaded guilty to charges of misdemeanor assault or harassment.

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Two white boaters charged in an Alabama riverfront brawl that drew nationwide attention pleaded guilty Friday to misdemeanor charges of harassment and assault. The August riverfront melee in Montgomery drew national attention after white boaters were filmed hitting a Black riverboat co-captain and crew members rushing to his defense. Four white boaters and one Black man, who was filmed hitting people with a folding chair, were charged with misdemeanor offenses. A man pleaded guilty to charges of assaulting the Black riverboat co-captain and a white teen deckhand. A woman pleaded guilty to harassment and was ordered to complete anger management classes.

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CNN —A fifth person involved in the brawl along the Montgomery, Alabama, riverfront last weekend has turned himself in, police said Friday. Reggie Ray Montgomery Police DepartmentReggie Ray, 42, was being held in the city jail, according to a news release from the Montgomery Police Department. Earlier, Mary Todd, 21, was charged with third-degree assault and was being held Thursday in Montgomery’s city jail, police said. From left, Zachery Shipman, Richard Roberts, Allen Todd and Mary Todd. Montgomery Police DepartmentAlso charged were Richard Roberts, 48, who faces two counts of third-degree assault, and Allen Todd, 23, and Zachery Shipman, 25, who face a count each of third-degree assault, Police Chief Darryl Albert has said.

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☆ 3 Men Charged With Assault After Alabama Riverfront Brawl
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Remy Tumin | More About Remy Tumin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

All three men wanted in connection with a brawl that broke out along the waterfront in Montgomery, Ala., last weekend have turned themselves in and have been charged with assault, officials said, as the investigation into the racially charged melee continues. The arrests came days after a group of white boaters attacked a Black captain of a riverboat cruise on Saturday. Allen Todd, 23, and Zachary Shipman, 25, were in custody with the Montgomery police as of Wednesday, the police said, and each was charged with one count of third-degree assault, a misdemeanor. A third man, Richard Roberts, 48, turned himself in on Tuesday and was charged with two counts of third-degree assault. The three men, all of whom are white, have posted bail, officials said.

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CNN —Police say additional charges are likely as they investigate a large, chaotic caught-on-video brawl at a riverfront dock in Montgomery, Alabama, on Saturday that has so far resulted in arrest warrants for three men. Arrest warrants were issued Tuesday for three men, all of them members of the private pontoon boat, Albert said at a press conference. A man seen wielding a chair in social media videos during the brawl is being asked to contact police, Albert said. Here’s what we know about what unfolded at the riverfront dock Saturday and the ongoing investigation. The chief told CNN the police department had spent hours investigating what happened to ensure that they get it right.

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