1 déc. 1955 - Rosa Parks Arrested
Description:
Rosa Parks, secretary for the NAACP, rode a bus home from work, when a white person asked her to move from her seat and she refused to get up and give her seat away, which violated the segregation rules at the time. This caused to get arrested which sparked a ton of anger. That caused a mass boycott of the bus system. The boycott lasted all year, or 381 days. The boycott ended when the supreme court ruled that segregation on the buses were unconstitutional.Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
1 déc. 1955
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 69 ans