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On December 1, 1955, a 43-year-old woman named Rosa Parks boarded a Montgomery, Alabama, city bus at this spot on Dexter Avenue in Court Square, the business district for the city. Her actions that day would have a huge impact on the civil rights movement in the United States.

WORDS TO UNDERSTAND caucus —a meeting at which local members of a political party vote for candidates running for office or decide on policy. economic inequality —the unequal distribution of income and opportunity between different groups in society. presidential nomination —the selection by a political party of a candidate to represent the party in a U.S. presidential election. The selection is often done by delegates to the party’s national convention. WORDS TO UNDERSTAND boycott —to refuse to buy something or to take part in an activity as a way of protesting certain practices or draw attention to undesirable behaviors. inequality —the condition of being unequal, socially or economically. JimCrow laws —thesewere laws passed to enforce segregation based on race. They allowed for separate schools, public transportation, restaurants, and more based on race. segregation —the separationof people in their daily lives basedon race.

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