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How Did Rosa Parks Affect The Civil Rights Movement

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On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks a black woman was taking a bus. She was sitting down on the bus and a white person wanted that seat but she refused to give up her seat. That got her arrested and a big fine for not following the law. This was a non violent protest they just wanted to show and prove to them they were legit. So all black people refused to ride bus till they changed their policy. They wanted to treated equally. This event was most definitely a success they got the policy changed from their protesting. It took them 381 days but it worked out in the end. August 28th,1963 protesters showed signs on what they wanted about racial discrimination and segregation. During their protesting they sang songs about freedom. It was a non violent
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