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Which historical event is often considered to be the beginning of the modern civil rights movement in the United States?
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The Montgomery Bus Boycott
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The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a year-long protest against racial segregation on public buses in Montgomery, Alabama. The boycott began on December 1, 1955, after Rosa Parks, an African American woman, was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white man.