On December 1, 1955, Parks, a then 41 year old seamstress, was riding a public bus in Montgomery, Alabama. After a long day of work Rosa Parks was on her way home, riding a public bus, when a young white male* (as opposed to gentleman) demanded she give up her seat and stand in the back of the bus so he could sit down. Well, she refused, and if you believe it, she was arrested, put in jail, and fined $14. But through this atrocity, progress was made. Mrs. Parks' act of courage sparked a bus boycott that crippled Montgomery, and eventually led to a 1964 Federal Civil Rights Act that banned discrimination in public accommodations. We are truly lucky that there were, I pray still are, people like Rosa Parks, who will stand up fight for equality and justice in this country.
Rosa Parks
1913-2005
Rest In Peace
1913-2005
Rest In Peace
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