Rosa Parks Was Arrested for Civil Disobedience December 1, 1955 Rosa Parks stood up for what she believed, or rather, sat down for what she believed. On the evening of December 1, 1955, Parks, an African American, was tired after a long day of work and decided to take a seat on the bus on her ride home.

Print this Page I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation. Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand, signed the Emancipation Proclamation.

Abstract: Non-violent resistance to segregation is a tactic well suited to struggles in which a minority group lacks access to major sources of power within a society. Within the past decade, a number of forces have come to bear that have made southern Negroes susceptible to militant courses of action.

May 17, 2004 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the 1954 Supreme Court decision to end segregation in public schools throughout the United States. This presentation explores the question, What historical events led to this decision? by providing access to selected digitized historical information that enhances an existing research tool.

On June 7, 1892, 30-year-old Homer Plessy was jailed for sitting in the "White" car of the East Louisiana Railroad. Plessy could easily pass for white but under Louisiana law, he was considered black despite his light complexion and therefore required to sit in the "Colored" car.