On 1st December 1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama and was arrested. This started the the Montgomery Bus Boycott began is one of the most powerful stories of organising and social change in US history.
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@bullivant If you are ever in Detroit, the Henry Ford museum bought and restored the bus. It's on display along with a lot of other things from the segregation Era.
Also, another bit of trivia, toward the end of her life, Ms Parks had her rent paid for her by a local millionaire, Peter Ilytch. I think the story is that she was going to lose her home and he helped her financially for the rest of her life.
@Drosmel Interesting. Thank you for sharing.