I pose this question because mostly after watching the film and seeing Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King initially speak to the commitee as he says “There comes a time when people get tired of being trampled by the iron feet of oppression.” He goes on to give more motivational and inspirational words to hype up the people to bring them together and fight back against the twisted narrative. The reason I asked the questions: Was segregation truly that problematic for the people of the time? And why did it have to be now with Rosa Parks and not later? The question came to mind because after hearing in class that Rosa Parks was not the first person to refuse to give up her seat for a White person, and then hearing how important, how dire the situation sounded along with how passionate the people were to fight back. I feel as though if the situation was that dire, any sort of catalyst should be sufficient enough such as the story of Claudette Colvin (the 15 year old girl who denied to give up her seat to a White person 9 months before Rosa Parks) to give the people a reason to fight.