#7: The Indictment of Rosa Parks, 1955
Rosa Parks, a seminal figure in the quest for civil rights, catalyzed the Montgomery bus boycott by daring not to yield her bus seat to a white passenger in 1955. Her arrest became a defining moment for the movement.
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Rosa Parks’ stoic response to the bus driver’s arrest threat at her indictment was simply, “You may do that.” This act of defiance became a beacon for Civil Rights activists, accelerating the drive toward equality in America.