This was the same model of bus that Rosa Parks rode daily and where she had refused to give up her seat. That bus and the museum are also located at the same spot of the iconic incident.
which would give black people access to better facilities Her actions led onto the start of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Some people, such as Rosa Parks, lost their job for supporting the boycott.
Rosa Parks was fined $14 in Police Court today for disregarding a driver’s order to move to the rear of a bus last Thursday. Page 5 of the Wilmington Morning News from Dec. 6, 1955. Negro ...