69 Years Ago Today

[+ Lucky]

On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to sit in the back of the bus, as was required of people with her skin color back then. It kinda of set off an uproar...

Edited December 2, 2024 by Lucky
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[+ azdr0710]

while Rosa Parks's arrest directly led to the boycott and eventual desegregation of Montgomery buses, it was a deliberate and choreographed action by the local NAACP.....she was felt to be a respectable and 'safe' representative for the fight (and was a secretary at the local NAACP).......however, in the months before, others had been arrested who did not receive or seek attention.....

Before Rosa Parks, There Was Claudette Colvin

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Most people know about Rosa Parks and the 1955 Montgomery, Ala., bus boycott. Nine months earlier, 15-year-old Claudette Colvin refused to give up her seat...