Rosa Parks’ act of defiance triggered a bus boycott that became a landmark in the civil rights struggles of the 1950s and 1960s. Although her place in history is firmly secured, the legendary Rosa Parks continues to lead by example and deserves a special note of thanks. On one dark December day in 1955, Mrs. Parks' only intent was to get home after a long day of work as a seamstress. It was an "established rule" …showed first 75 words of 917 total…

…showed last 75 words of 917 total…speeches and protests as hate for him grew and grew. He knew he going to be murdered soon, and as the days went on the tension grew. He did not fear, he said "The price of freedom is death." He and his wife, Betty, who he met with the Nation of Islam would raise four children and after Malcolm X died more came. On February 21, 1965, Malcolm X was murdered at the Audubon Ballroom. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**