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65 years ago, Rosa Parks’ arrest ignited the civil rights movement and led to yearlong Montgomery Bus Boycott

Shannon Heupel, Montgomery AdvertiserComments Off on 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."

       
Shannon Heupel, Montgomery Advertiser
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