When Rosa Parks declined to...
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When Rosa Parks declined to move and stand at the back of the bus, the driver and some passengers were enraged! "Who was this woman anyway?" "How dare she behave like this!" "By whose authority was she acting?" She was arrested and charged.
The following rainy morning she went to work, but not on the bus. Following her example, Afro-American riders boycotted city buses for over a year, resulting in desegregation of the bus system.
The following rainy morning she went to work, but not on the bus. Following her example, Afro-American riders boycotted city buses for over a year, resulting in desegregation of the bus system.
