Conflicting accounts
She was quoted as saying in effect, "I didn't set out to get arrested. I set out to get home."
Some are saying it was a deliberate act. She said otherwise. I tend to give her the benefit of the doubt.
Regardless of whether is was accidental or deliberate, it was a heroic act IMO. It takes guts to risk arrest for your beliefs, especially considering how the cops treated black people back then.