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CarveHerName Dec 1, 2022

“People always say that I didn’t give up my seat because I was tired but that isn’t true. I was not tired physically… No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.”

#OnThisDay, 1 Dec 1955, Rosa Parks does not give up her seat on the bus for a white passenger, and is arrested. Although not the first black woman to be arrested Parks' refusal is a key moment in the American civil rights movement.
#WomenInHistory #RosaParks @histodons #Histodons

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Yusuf Toropov Dec 1, 2022

@CarveHerName @histodons like if she wasn't physically tired the segregation of the bus would have been a millimeter closer to acceptable #not

Fascinating, because I remember being told this with the "she was tired" thing added for years.

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CarveHerName

@histodons @YusufToropov it’s a myth that tries to deny her agency as a political activist. She was secretary of the local NAACP and was trained in activism for workers rights and racial equality.