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1955

Rosa Parks / Montgomery Bus Boycott
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a 43-year-old civil rights activist, Rosa Parks, refuses to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, and is arrested. Parks' arrest inspires black leaders to mount a bus boycott which lasts for about one year.

Eyes on the Prize- "The Montgomery Bus Boycott
(December 1955- December 1956)