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![Black residents walking, Montgomery Bus Boycott, 1955 [blackpast.org]](https://stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/event-photos/Events/busBoycott.jpg)
Montgomery Bus Boycott Begins (1955)Dec 5th, 1955
On this day in 1955, the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a city-wide boycott of the white supremacist bus system in Montgomery, Alabama, began, just four days after Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man.
Image: Black residents walking, Montgomery Bus Boycott, 1955 [blackpast.org]
![Pickets outside Republic Windows and Doors offices. A sign facing the camera reads "You got bailed out We got sold out" [ueunion.org]](https://stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/event-photos/Events/republicWindowsStrike.jpg)
Republic Windows and Doors Occupation (2008)Dec 5th, 2008
On this day in 2008, in the midst of a global financial crisis, 300 workers at Republic Windows and Doors occupied their workplace after being laid off, losing health insurance and owed vacation pay with just 3 days notice.
Image: Pickets outside Republic Windows and Doors offices. A sign facing the camera reads "You got bailed out We got sold out" [ueunion.org]