Rosa Parks


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On 1 December 1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man she was tired and weary from a long day of work. , some people say that's a misconception that does not do justice to the woman act of courage was so important for the civil rights movement. Of course, Rosa Parks was physically tired after a long day's work, she was also tired of the treatment she and other African Americans received every day of their lives. Parks writes "Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it," in her book called Quiet Strength, was published in 1994. "I kept thinking about my mother and my grandparents, and how strong they were. I knew there was a possibility of being mistreated, an opportunity was being given to me to do I had asked of others."
The rest is American history.Parks was arrested and put on trial. , there was a 381-day Montgomery bus boycott, and, , in November 1956, people admitted that segregation on transportation is unconstitutional.