Rosa Parks Wasn't Meek, Passive, or Naive—and 7 Other Things You Probably ... - The Nation.The Nation.Rosa Parks Wasn't Meek, Passive, or Naive—and 7 Other Things You Probably ...The Nation.Sixty years ago, on December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus and was arrested. Her courageous action galvanized a yearlong community boycott and helped usher in a new chapter of the Black freedom struggle.5 Myths about Rosa Parks, the woman who had almost a 'biblical quality'Washington Post5 facts about Rosa Parks and the movement she helped sparkUSA TODAYHillary Clinton Calls For New Civil Rights Laws 60 Years After Rosa ParksTIMENBCNews.com -Newsweek -NPR -NPRall 961 news articles »