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You're thinking of a black woman actually. Hername was Rosa Parks, and she refused to give up her seat to a white man on December 1st, 1955.

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Who was the woman that refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white passenger?

Claudette Colvin was the first black to refuse to give up her seat. She was a teenager at the time.


In what city did Rosa Parks refuse to give her bus seat to a white rider?

Montgomery


Who did Rosa Parks refuse to move for?

She refuse to give up her seat to a white person because she was tired and had just gotten off of work.


Who was the first African American person to refuse to give up their seat to a white person on the bus?

The first African American person to refuse to give their seat to a white person on a the bus was Irene Morgan in 1944 and Claudette Colvin 9 months before Rosa Parks. Rosa Parks was not the first


Who did Rosa parks refuse on the bus to?

Talk to a white guy.


Why was Harriet Tubman forced to give up her seat when the man could just stand or sit next to someone else?

FIRST OF ALL THAT IS ROSA PARKS DUMB BUT ANDbecause she was black and the law at that time was law at that time was that if you were black an a white person needed a seat you would have to give up your seat for them


Did Martin Luther King refuse to give up his seat and why?

Because he didnt agree with the rules about they would have to give white people there seats


Why did Rosa Parks refuse to move from her seat in the white people section of a bus in Montgomery Alabama?

I believe the reason why she refused to give up her seat was because she was coming home from work, and was so tired. Or she wanted to show that black people have rights as well.


Can the House refuse a seat-member?

yes


What day did Rosa parks refuse to give up her seat to martin Luther king Jr?

Because she just came from work and she was very tired.


Was Rosa Parks right to not stand up?

Yes, she was absolutely right to refuse to give up her seat. She knew that laws like that were unfair, unjust, and unconstitutional.


How long did the blacks of Montgomery refuse to ride the buses?

Who was the person who refused to give up a seat on the bus and led to a 382-day boycott by black people in Montgomery,Alabama