Answer: rosaparks

AnswerCrossword Clue
ROSAPARKSProtester who was famously arrested 50 years ago
ROSAPARKSName in 1955 news
ROSAPARKS1955 civil rights headliner
ROSAPARKSMontgomery boycott instigator
ROSAPARKSOnetime boycott instigator
ROSAPARKSShe wouldn't take an affront sitting down
ROSAPARKSCivil rights movement figure
ROSAPARKSBack seat refuser, 1955
ROSAPARKSShe took a seat to take a stand
ROSAPARKSActivist who'd make a good valet?