65 years ago, Rosa Parks' arrest ignited the civil rights movement and led to yearlong Montgomery Bus Boycott
Under Jim Crow laws, Rosa Parks was charged with "ignoring a bus driver who directed her to sit in the rear of the bus."
65 years ago, Rosa Parks' arrest ignited the civil rights movement and led to yearlong Montgomery Bus Boycott
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