Problem: What is the significance of Rosa? How does social equality differ from political equality? Social equality refers to fair and equal treatment within society, not just in the political sphere. Social equality refers specifically to involvement in political parties instead of politics as a system. Social equality refers to receiving fair wages, while political equality refers to access to politics. Social equality refers to rights that are natural to society, not necessarily to participate in politics.' arrest in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955? It highlighted the violence against Black people in the South. It brought the issue of segregation to public attention. It signaled the beginning of the civil rights movement in the South. It signaled the end of Jim Crow laws in the South.