This week in Black history

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Dec. 1, 1955 | Police Arrest Rosa Parks for Violating Bus Segregation Laws in Alabama

Learn more about our history of racial injustice.

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Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955-56) •

The Montgomery Bus Boycott in Montgomery, Alabama was a crucial event in the 20th Century Civil Rights Movement. On the evening of December 1, 1955 Rosa Parks, a Montgomery seamstress on her way home from work, refused to give up her seat on the bus … Read MoreMontgomery Bus Boycott (1955-56)

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John Brown's raid and later his hanging on December 2, 1859

John Brown: Abolitionist, Raid & Harpers Ferry ‑ HISTORY

John Brown was a militant abolitionist whose violent raid on the U.S. military armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, was a flashpoint in the pre‑Civil War era.

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John Brown (U.S. National Park Service)

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Birthday of Richard Pryor:

Notice how different TV was during the 1970s.

Richard Pryor | Actor, Writer, Producer

Known for: Superman III, Silver Streak, Bustin' Loose

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