“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.
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Immortalised too as asteroid 284996 Rosaparks (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/284996_Rosaparks) and featured at the close of the wonderful Dr Who episode "Rosa" which reminded us all of Rosa's life and contributions.

284996 Rosaparks - Wikipedia