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James F. Blake
James F. Blake | |
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| Born | James Frederick Blake[1] April 14, 1912 Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | March 21, 2002 (aged 89) Montgomery, Alabama, U.S |
| Occupation | Bus driver (1943–1974) |
| Employer | Montgomery City Bus Lines |
| Known for | Bus driver defied by Rosa Parks after he ordered her to give up her seat – eventually leading to the Montgomery bus boycott |
James Frederick Blake (April 14, 1912 – March 21, 2002) was an American bus driver in Montgomery, Alabama, whom Rosa Parks defied in 1955, prompting the Montgomery bus boycott.
- ^ McClellan, Bill (April 7, 2003). "Remarkable History Surrounded Man's Unremarkable Life" (payment for full view). St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. E1. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
The attorney had grown up in that city, and he was returning for the funeral of one James Fred Blake, who had died at the age of 89. [...] Fred Blake had been the bus driver who had ordered Rosa Parks to give up her seat on that fateful day December 1, 1955.
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