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African American Women's History

Read about the history of African American women, including books, articles, media, primary and secondary sources.

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Focus on Rosa Parks

"I had been pushed around all my life and felt at this moment that I couldn't take it anymore. When I asked the policeman why we had to be pushed around? He said he didn't know. 'The law is the law. you are under arrest.' I didn't resist."

~ From Accounts of her arrest and the subsequent boycottthe LOC Rosa Parks Papers 

Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott: 60 Years Later (2:00)

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