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facts you might not Know about Rosa parks
Rosa parks
- she was not the first african-american to be arrested for not giving up her seat to a white man on a bus
- she was a civil rights activist before she got arrested
- she was forced to move out of Montgomery after her boycott
- her act of civil disobedience was not planned
What is Rosa Parks known for
By Lauren Simmons
Rosa Parks refused to surrender her seat to a white passenger on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. This word spread all over the city. She was arrested for this.
Rosa Parks birthday and place
- Born on February 4, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama
- Died on October 24, 2005 in Detroit, Michigan
- Spouse is Raymond Parks
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Quotes
"I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear."
- she was not sitting in the "white section only" part of the bus
- after she died her body was brought to the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol and she was the first woman to lie there
- Bus seats were left empty to honor her on the 50th anniversary of her arrest.
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Who is Rosa Parks
Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was an African-American Civil Rights activist, whom the United States Congress called the first lady of civil rights and the mother of the freedom movement.
What is the civil rights movement?
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The civil rights movement was a very popular movement to give African Americans opportunities for the basic privileges and rights of U.S. citizenship. Although the beginning of the movement goes back to the 19th century, it was most active in the 1950s and 1960s.