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BLACK IN TIME: A Moment In OUR History

Hugh Gaddy · Monday, November 30th 2009 at 11:40PM · 141 views

Rosa Parks

On December 1, 1955, A Mild-Mannered, Alabama Seamstress Named Rosa Parks, Changed The Course Of The Modern Black Civil Rights Movement. Tired From A Long Day's Work, She Refused To Give Up Her Bus Seat To A White Man. Consequently, She Was Arrested, Convicted And Fined. This Action Prompted A 382-Day Bus Boycott By The Black Citizens Of Montgomery. The Boycott, Called By 26-Year Old Martin Luther King, Jr. And Other Ministers, Cost The City Thousands Of Dollars In Fares. More Importantly, Alabama's Segregated Bus System Was Subsequently Outlawed By The U.S. Supreme Court. Rosa Parks To Continued To Be An Advocate For Civil Rights, As Well As An Icon Of Resistance To Racial Segregation, Until Her Death On October 24, 2005. "In Order For Black History To Live, We Must Continue To Breathe Life Into It." -- Hubert Gaddy, Jr.