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Rosa parks was a civil rights activist (civil rights activist - a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups.) Who didn’t give up her seat to a white person on a segregated bus in Montgomery, alabama. Her defiance sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott.  Its success launched nationwide efforts to end racial segregation of public facilities.

In her own words, if I did not resist being mistreated … I would be mistreated. She died on october 24, 2005 at age 92. Called "the mother of the civil rights movement," Rosa Parks gave life to the struggle for racial equality when she refused to give up her bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama. Parks' arrest on December 1, 1955 launched the Montgomery Bus Boycott by 17,000 black citizens.What is a boycott you might ask? A boycott is an act of nonviolent, voluntary and avoidance. (an instance of declining to vote for or against a proposal.

What is a boycott you might ask? A boycott is an act of nonviolent, voluntary and avoidance. (an instance of declining to vote for or against a proposal or motion). From using, buying, or dealing with a person, organization, or country as an expression of protest, usually for moral, social, political, or environmental reasons.

Could you imagine a world where black people can’t even drink out of the same water fountain. On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, a black female. She was arrested in Montgomery. For refusing to give up her bus seat so that white passengers could sit in it. ... Following a November 1956 ruling by the Supreme Court that segregation on public buses was unconstitutional. The bus boycott ended successfully.

The U.S. Supreme Court decided that it was unfair, and black people in Montgomery were allowed to sit in any bus seat. That victory led to many other challenges to laws in the United States. Parks became a hero of those fighting for racial equality. Do you think your life could be better than that time?