When you think about civil rights, what comes to mind first? For many it’s MLK or Rosa Parks, however there are numerous cases that have expanded civil rights for citizens of America. One important case that expanded civil rights for African Americans was the Rosa Park incident in 1956. Another case in 1974 protected civil rights of pregnant women, and in 1987 a case protected employee’s sex, which determined if they would be promoted or not. To begin with, Rosa Parks was an African American lady who stood up for what she believed in, and chose to sit where she wanted to on the bus. She refused to give up her seat to a white person on the bus and was arrested. This led to a 381 day boycott of the Montgomery bus station, which resulted
