{"id":9647,"date":"2021-11-23T12:20:58","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T11:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nowyouknowabout.com\/?p=9647"},"modified":"2021-11-23T12:21:00","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T11:21:00","slug":"she-sat-down-to-stand-up-for-civil-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nowyouknowabout.com\/?p=9647","title":{"rendered":"She sat down to stand up for civil rights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Just over 60 years ago, Rosa Parks&#8217;s simple act against racial injustice sparked a movement that led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott and profound social change.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nowyouknowabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/rp.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"644\" src=\"https:\/\/nowyouknowabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/rp-1024x644.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nowyouknowabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/rp-1024x644.png 1024w, https:\/\/nowyouknowabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/rp-600x377.png 600w, https:\/\/nowyouknowabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/rp-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/nowyouknowabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/rp-768x483.png 768w, https:\/\/nowyouknowabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/rp-1536x966.png 1536w, https:\/\/nowyouknowabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/rp-2048x1288.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After refusing to give up her seat for a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks was arrested and detained.  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