Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in 1955, which led to her arrest and conviction for civil disobedience. In response, the black community in Montgomery, Alabama initiated a bus boycott that lasted over a year, causing the city significant financial losses. The boycott highlighted the injustice of segregation and ultimately the US Supreme Court ruled that bus segregation was unconstitutional, marking a major victory for the civil rights movement.

1. By Sierra Barringer Kayla Hunt Mia Jackson Rosa Parks and The Bus Boycott