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Rosa Louise Parks
| Arrest Date | 1 December 1955 |
| Arrest Location | Montgomery, Alabama |
| Charge | Arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a city bus. |
Historical Record
Rosa Parks was not simply tired. She was a trained activist and NAACP secretary who understood precisely what her refusal meant. Her arrest ignited the 381-day Montgomery Bus Boycott — one of the most consequential acts of nonviolent resistance in American history. She had been removed from a Montgomery bus before, by the same driver, in 1943.
Full Profile Coming
The full Good Trouble profile for Rosa Louise Parks — including sourced archival photography, expanded biographical history, and complete arrest record — is in development. This page will be updated as the archive grows.
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