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In 1943 Rosa Parks became a member of the Montgomery chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and she served as its secretary until 1956. On December 1, 1955, Parks was riding a crowded …

Why Is Rosa Parks Famous? - Celeb Answers

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Rosa Parks is famous for her refusal to give up her bus seat to a white man in 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama. She was arrested for her actions, which …

Rosa Parks: Bus Boycott, Civil Rights & Facts - HISTORY

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Why is Rosa Parks important? | Britannica

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When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, city bus for white passengers in 1955, she was arrested for violating the city’s racial …

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Rosa Parks stood up for African Americans—by sitting down. Although Abraham Lincoln’s 1863 Emancipation Proclamation granted slaves their freedom, for many years Black people were discriminated against in …

Biography: Rosa Parks - National Women's History Museum

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By the time Parks boarded the bus in 1955, she was an established organizer and leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Alabama. Parks not only showed active resistance by refusing to move she also helped …

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Rosa received numerous awards for her strength, courage and her incredible work for civil rights – including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1996 and the Congressional Gold Medal in 1999. When did Rosa …

Rosa Parks: Montgomery Bus Boycott, Civil Rights ... - Biography

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Best Known For: Rosa Parks was a civil rights activist who refused to surrender her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. …

Rosa Parks: Timeline of Her Life, Montgomery Bus Boycott and …

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Rosa Parks is best known for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955, which sparked a yearlong boycott that was a turning point in the civil rights ...

The Montgomery Bus Boycott (article) | Khan Academy

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Rosa Parks, the 42 year old secretary of the Montgomery, Alabama NAACP, provided the inspiration for the Montgomery Bus Boycott with her 1955 arrest for refusing to give up …