Can anyone tell me what lead or the reasons behind the civil rights movement of

Question:

Can anyone tell me what lead or the reasons behind the civil rights movement of 1955??

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: african americans in that time weren't getting equal rights.

December 1, 1955, Rosa parks was riding home from work on a bus and was told to get out of her seat so that a white man can take her place and she refused resulting in her arrest.