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aug 22, 1955 - Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955-1956)

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In Montgomery, Alabama, a local law required that blacks give up their bus seats to whites. In December 1955, Montgomery resident Rosa Parks and others refused to give their seats to whites. Parks was arrested, after which, African Americans in Montgomery organized a yearlong boycott of the city's bus system.

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aug 22, 1955
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~ 69 years ago