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The Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks did what others before her had done. She refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on the city bus. But this time it sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Rosa Parks
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks changed history forever when she refused to give up her seat on the Montgomery city bus. Take a look at the life and accomplishments of the woman who became known as "the mother of the Civil Rights Movement."