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Google recognizes Rosa Parks' courageous act

By Eilyn Segura

12:23 PM on 12/02/2010

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Rosa Parks riding on the Montgomery Area Transit System bus. (AP Photo)

December 1st, 2010 marked the 55th anniversary of the fateful day Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to make room for a white passenger on a public bus in then segregated Montgomery, Alabama.

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Rosa Parks's refusal almost instantly became an enduring symbol of the civil rights movement and helped to inspire African-Americans fighting for true equality. Google commemorated the anniversary with the display of a school bus, and children from every race holding hands.