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Rosa Parks was born on Febuary 3, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama.
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Rosa joins NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) and becomes active in the civil rights movement.
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Rosa Parks married Raymond Parks on December 18, 1932.
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The Montgomery Bus Boycott lasted from December 1, 1955 to December 20, 1956. It began because Rosa Parks didn't give up her seat to a white on the bus so she got arrested and the Montgomery Bus Boycott began.
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On August 30, 1979 Rosa was awarded the Spingarn Medal by MAACP. The Spingarn Medal is given annually by the NAACP for outstanding achievement by an African American.
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On August 30, 1994 Rosa was attacked in her apartment by Joseph Skipper.
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On October 28, 2005 Rosa dies at the age of 92 years old.
