On the way home on the bus from her job as a sales associate at a department store, it started with her getting on the bus at the wrong end. (Coloured people would pay at the front doors, then get off and come through the back doors of the bus.) ... Going down the route, the bus started to fill up. ... The bus driver called police and Rosa was arrested for violating Jim Crow practices. ... Later that day, a boycott to the Montgomery bus service started because many did not believe Rosa's ruling was right. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

There was no school bus, so pupils had to walk miles, just to get to school. Along with this, the white school (Jefferson Davis Country school) bus purposely splashed the black students. ... "Little man, chest-deep in water, scooped up a handful of mud, and in a uncontrollable rag, scrambled up to the road and ran after the retreating bus. ... This was often the case with store sold goods and quality of service too. ...

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The African Americans living in America who went there for working and living conditions were not considered to be a very good race in the beginning. They met very hard circumstances especially in the area of racism. They were not given nice jobs and had to live in the more poor areas of their regio...

• Word Count: 909
• Approx Pages: 4
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• Grade Level: High School