On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks would have enough. Sitting on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, she was told to give up her seat. She said no. Sick and tired of decades of segregation, racism and oppression, she would sit defiantly. This would lead into some of the most pivotal moments in the American civil rights movement.

Sources

Montgomery Bus Boycott - https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/montgomery-bus-boycott

"The Rebellious life of Rosa Parks" by Jeanne Theoharis

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