On Dec. 1, 1955, Rosa Parks quietly sat in her assigned seat on Montgomery City Bus No. 2857 in Montgomery, Alabama to stand up for her civil rights. She was not physically tired when the bus driver told her to give up her seat. She was tired of inequality simply because of the color of…
Rosa Parks (1913-2005) – Mother of the Civil Rights Movement
Story Reference Number: 10047
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