She was arrested. As a result, the black populace of Montgomery AL boycotted the public bus system until such time that blacks could ride in any seat on the bus. On the verge of collapse, the managers of the bus system convinced the Montgomery City Council to acquiesce, which it did. The boycott lasted a year.
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she said 'no'.
1st December 1955
Rosa Parks is known because she refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white person. Rosa was black and blacks were required to give up their seat if a white person came aboard. Rosa refused to give it up and went to jail.
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When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus.
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks refused to move on a bus.
she said 'no'.
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1st December 1955
James black
Dwight D. Eisenhower.
When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus.
Rosa Parks is known because she refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white person. Rosa was black and blacks were required to give up their seat if a white person came aboard. Rosa refused to give it up and went to jail.
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She famously refused to give up her seat on a bus for a white person.