Title: Today in history
Description: Presents information on Rosa Parks and her arrest on Dec. 1, 1955, the African American boycott of the Montgomery bus system, and the 1956 Supreme Court decision banning segregation on public transportation. Also presents information on the Dec. 1, 1957 debut of the ballet Agon, the New York City Ballet, and dance.
Subjects: African Americans, Civil rights, History, Civil rights movements, Agon (Choreographic work : Balanchine), New York City Ballet
Places: Alabama, Montgomery, United States
People: Rosa Parks (1913-2005), Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
Time periods: 20th century