About Mother Pollard
Born 1885. Mother Pollard was an American human rights defender.
"Mother" Pollard (c. 1882β1885 β before 1963) was an American church elder who participated in the 1955β1956 Montgomery bus boycott. She has been called a civil rights hero for her tenacity in soothing the spirit of her pastor, Martin Luther King Jr.
Pollard was an elder of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, during the time of the bus boycott. that after several weeks of walking to her destinations rather than take the bus, he suggested to Mother Pollard, then about 72, that she might take the bus again for the sake of her health. She replied, "My feets is tired, but my soul is rested."
She was dubbed "Mother" because of her age; her real first name is unknown.
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Who was Mother Pollard?
American civil rights activist
When was Mother Pollard born?
Mother Pollard was born in 1885.
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Mother Pollard was a human rights defender.
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Mother Pollard was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Mother Pollard. https://biography.guide/mother-pollard/
MLA: "Mother Pollard." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/mother-pollard/.
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