
US Civil Rights: the Montgomery bus boycott
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The Rebellious Life of Rosa Parks
In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus for a white passenger. She was trying to get home after a long shift at work in Montgomery, Alabama. In some ways, it was an act of further defiance against racial segregation. The case is still relevant today because police are now more aware of potential illegal cases.
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