History of the United States
African-American History
Civil Rights Movement
How did the civil rights movement begin?
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On 1st December, 1955, Rosa Parks, a tailor's
assistant, who was tired after a hard day's work, refused to give
up her seat to a white man.
After the arrest of Rosa Parks, martin and his
friends, Ralph David Abernathy, Edgar
Nixon, and Bayard Rustin helped organize
protests against bus segregation. this is how it all began.
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