Mugshot of Rosa Parks after her arrest. She is a black woman with glasses.

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   CarveHerName (carvehername@mstdn.social)'s status on Monday, 02-Dec-2024 02:04:27 JST CarveHerName

   “The more we gave in, the more we complied with that kind of treatment, the more oppressive it became.”

   #OnThisDay, 1 Dec 1955, Rosa Parks does *not* give up her seat on the bus for a white passenger, and is arrested. Her refusal is a key moment in the American civil rights movement.

   #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory #Histodons
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