December 1
December 1, 1955
Rosa Parks Refuses to Give Up Her Seat
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to surrender her seat on a Montgomery city bus. Her act of defiance catalyzed the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a 381-day protest led by a young Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The boycott ended when the Supreme Court ruled that segregation on public buses was unconstitutional.
December 1, 1955
Rosa Parks Arrested
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a city bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Her arrest led to a 381-day bus boycott that became one of the largest and most successful mass movements against racial segregation in history.
People: Rosa Parks
December 1, 1985
Birth of Dr. Janelle Monáe
Janelle Monáe, a musician and advocate for diversity in tech, was born.
People: Janelle Monáe
Sources
1. Janelle Monáe — Biography — Grammy Awards2. Janelle Monáe — Biography — Smithsonian InstitutionLink copied!
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