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ACT OF DISOBEDIENCE ON THIS DAY IN 1955

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In Montgomery,
Alabama on December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks was
jailed for refusing to give up her seat on a public bus to a white
man, a violation of the city’s racial segregation laws.

The successful Montgomery Bus Boycott, organized by a young
Baptist minister named
Martin Luther King, Jr., followed Park’s
historic act of civil disobedience.

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The restored Rosa Parks bus as it looks today in the Henry 
Ford Museum.

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Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968)


King was a
Baptist minister and activist who became the most
visible spokesperson and leader in the
civil rights movement
from 1955 until
his assassination in 1968.

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

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Martin Luther King, Jr. -
Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.
(January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968)

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

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FAMOUS SPEECH GIVEN ON THIS DAY IN 1963

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (above), gave his "I Have a Dream" speech at the
March on Washington For Jobs and Freedom. More than 200,000 people
attended the civil rights event.

   
   

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