The Story of Hilliard Brooks Jr's Murder

In 1950 on August 13, a 22-year old man named Hilliard Brooks Jr. was murdered on a bus after he was accused of making a disturbance.

Back in these days what was the disturbance, was he talking back because he had to stick up for himself or was it because he was protecting someone else?

Some reports were very unjust and plain unfair in my opinion.

The reason he was accused of this was because be refused to leave and enter from the rear bus as Jim Crow wanted him to.

This bus driver called the police and a white officer shot this black man and wounded two people in the process.

All because Jim Crow and the bus driver were trying to be big bosses and choose violence when they woke up that day.

Brooks left behind a pregnant wife and several young children. Even though many eye witnesses reported that the shooting was unnecessary, the officer faced no charges.

After this many people were outraged over how this all went down and set the stage for the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

This did not have to escalate like this but sometimes not everyone gets the justice they deserve and it is saddening.

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