12.01.2008

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Today is the day that Rosa parks refused to obey the bus driver, and did not give up her seat to make room for a white passenger. December 1, 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama. Her act of defiance was one of many that contributed to the Civil Rights Movement.


Rosa Parks in 1955, with Martin Luther King Jr.






In 1999, Outkast and LaFace records were sued by Rosa Parks over the song. The lawsuit alleged that the song misappropriated Parks' name and also objected to some of the song's obscene language. The suit was finally settled on April 14, 2005, with neither Outkast nor their label having to admit any wrongdoing. The group did, however, have to agree to perform some sort of tribute to Parks. - wikipedia


Andre3000 and BigBoi, you are the shit.

"Ah ha, hush that fuss / Everybody move to the back of the bus"


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