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Bus boycott begins (10h 2min, dec 5, 1955 y – 10h 2min, dec 20, 1955 y)

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In response to Rosa Parks' arrest for refusing to give up her seat, residents in Montgomery, Alabama began a bus boycott. It is considered the first large-scale demonstration against racism and segregation.

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10h 2min, dec 5, 1955 y
10h 2min, dec 20, 1955 y
~ 15 days

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