dec 1, 1955 - Rosa Parks Arrested

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Rosa Parks is known best for refusing to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man. Because of this she was arrested which lead to the montgomery bus boycotts. There boycotts were when african americans refused to ride public buses until they were desegregated. This was the start of all the civil rights movements in America. This is also when Martin Luther King was emerging as a large civil rights figure. Rosa Parks helped spark the fight for civil rights.

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