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Civil Rights Leader: Rosa Parks
Civil Rights Leader: Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks
•The insurance was canceled for the city taxi system that was
used by African Americans. Black citizens were arrested for
violating an antiquated law prohibiting boycotts.
Non-violent Protest
The boycott went on for 13 months.
Instead of riding the buses to work, many
African-American people in Montgomery,
Alabama, found other ways to get to work.
How else do you think they got to work?