#OTD in 1955, Rosa Parks arrested in Montgomery, AL, for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a city bus. This single act was the catalyst for what became known as the Montgomery bus boycott, to desegregate the city’s buses. #APeoplesJourney #ANationsStory pic.twitter.com/YpCpR4z1eL

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