dec 1, 1955 - Rosa Parks Arrest
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On the evening of December 1, 1955, Parks, an African American, chose to take a seat on the bus on her ride home from work. ... Her arrest sparked a 381-day boycott of the Montgomery bus system. It also led to a 1956 Supreme Court decision banning segregation on public transportation.
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