History of the United States II / Unit 13 USH2 1849 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Before Rosa Parks
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The idea
In nineteen fifty-three Sarah Keys, a Women's Army Corps soldier, refused to yield her bus seat to a White passenger and was jailed, the Yawp records.
In practice
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruling in nineteen fifty-five that separate but equal on interstate buses violated the Constitution's commerce clause.
Where people slip
The ruling came six days before Rosa Parks's arrest, the Yawp notes.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
Unlocks
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