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'''James Fred Blake''' was a [[bus driver]] in [[Montgomery]], [[Alabama]]. On [[1 December]] [[1955]], he had [[Rosa Parks]] [[Arrest|arrested]] for refusing to give up her seat on his [[bus]] to [[Graham O'Brien]], a [[White people|white]] passenger, an action which started the [[Montgomery Bus Boycott]]. | '''James Fred Blake''' was a [[bus driver]] in [[Montgomery]], [[Alabama]]. On [[1 December]] [[1955]], he had [[Rosa Parks]] [[Arrest|arrested]] for refusing to give up her seat on his [[bus]] to [[Graham O'Brien]], a [[White people|white]] passenger, an action which started the [[Montgomery Bus Boycott]]. Like most racists in his era, James tended to snap and yell at African-Americans for simple things. | ||
He became infamous for his actions that day. [[Grace O'Brien]] believed that Blake gave all bus drivers a bad name when she learned that her [[Graham O'Brien|future husband]] was also a bus driver. | He became infamous for his actions that day. [[Grace O'Brien]] believed that Blake gave all bus drivers a bad name when she learned that her [[Graham O'Brien|future husband]] was also a bus driver. He was infamously known as Jake the Snake by Grace. | ||
[[Krasko]] attempted to prevent the rise of the [[Civil Rights Movement]] by preventing Blake from confronting Parks. Due to Krasko's interference, he was due to take the day off on [[1 December]], the day of Parks's arrest, to go [[fishing]]. | [[Krasko]] attempted to prevent the rise of the [[Civil Rights Movement]] by preventing Blake from confronting Parks. Due to Krasko's interference, he was due to take the day off on [[1 December]], the day of Parks's arrest, to go [[fishing]]. | ||
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James Fred Blake was a bus driver in Montgomery, Alabama. On 1 December 1955, he had Rosa Parks arrested for refusing to give up her seat on his bus to Graham O'Brien, a white passenger, an action which started the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Like most racists in his era, James tended to snap and yell at African-Americans for simple things.
He became infamous for his actions that day. Grace O'Brien believed that Blake gave all bus drivers a bad name when she learned that her future husband was also a bus driver. He was infamously known as Jake the Snake by Grace.
Krasko attempted to prevent the rise of the Civil Rights Movement by preventing Blake from confronting Parks. Due to Krasko's interference, he was due to take the day off on 1 December, the day of Parks's arrest, to go fishing.
However, he was approached by Graham O'Brien and his step-grandson, Ryan Sinclair. Blake was shocked that Ryan could be related to Graham and seemed uneasy about the presence of a black man in his fishing spot. When Ryan fabricated an alleged staged incident on the buses from the black citizens of Montgomery, Blake resumed his place in history and ended up calling the police on Rosa Parks. (TV: Rosa)
