OnThisDay in 1955, Rosa Parks defied a bus driver's order to give up her seat to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama. Today we mark the 65th anniversary of this simple act
![Photos: Rosa Parks arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man on Dec. 1, 1955 – Orange County Register Photos: Rosa Parks arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man on Dec. 1, 1955 – Orange County Register](https://www.ocregister.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/ap_050829012736-1.jpg?w=1024)
Photos: Rosa Parks arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man on Dec. 1, 1955 – Orange County Register
![On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks Refused to Give Up Her Bus Seat to a White Passenger in Montgomery, Alabama ~ Vintage Everyday On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks Refused to Give Up Her Bus Seat to a White Passenger in Montgomery, Alabama ~ Vintage Everyday](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-afJ0j5SWDU8/XjnE2ziy7nI/AAAAAAADuOg/1sFpiGXFWO4FdeXIrN7WJTPXFg4er7xngCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/rosa-parks-bus-7.jpg)