#OTD in 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white person (required by law on a full bus). This sparked the Montgomery bus system boycott & led to the 1956 Supreme Court decision banning segregation on public transportation. A defining moment. #CivilRights
WHY DOESN'T THE MEDIA REMEMBER THIS? TRUMP BEING GIVEN THE ELLIS ISLAND AWARD FOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE CONDITIONS OF INNER CITY BLACK YOUTHS, STANDING ALONGSIDE MUHAMMAD ALI AND ROSA PARKS.
IDA B. WELLS REFUSED TO GIVE UP HER SEAT 71 YEARS BEFORE ROSA PARKS DID. AT AGE 33, SHE OWNED THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN NEWSPAPER IN CHICAGO, THE CHICAGO CONSERVATOR. WHY DO YOU NEVER HEAR ABOUT HER? BECAUSE SHE WAS A REPUBLICAN.
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