Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice

What happened to Rosa Parks when she was arrested and why did this make the black community angry?

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When Parks was arrested, she left peacefully and she was permitted to call family. She was only charged with disorderly conduct. She had only to pay a ten-dollar fine, but the black community was angrier than they had been before due to what had happened to Claudette.