dec 1, 1955 - Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat
Description:
After more than a year of planning a mass bus boycott, Rosa Parks sparks the boycott by refusing to give up her seat at the front of the "colored section" of a bus to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. The boycott lasts for more than a year, until the buses are desegregated Dec. 21, 1956.Added to timeline:
Date:
dec 1, 1955
Now
~ 70 years ago