Rosa Parks On Thursday, December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a public bus in Montgomery, Alabama, to a white man. At the time of her arrest she was already an experienced activist with strong beliefs. She was the granddaughter of former slaves and daughter ... on the day of Park's trial. The African Americans of Montgomery won their rights on June 2, 1956, when a federal court ruled for the Montgomery Improvement Association and declared segregated bus service to be unconstitutional. (Internet, 1) Also, unlike a criminal, people like Rosa Parks, who a...

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