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Born 1913
In Tuskegee Alabama -
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Attended Montgomery industrial school
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Married Raymond A. Parks
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selected as secretary NAACP Montgomery AL branch
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Arrested on December 1 for violating Montgomery's segregation laws.
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Participated in the bus boycott in Montgomery
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Arrested with other boycott members
She also lost her job. -
She participated in the march on washington
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Participated in Selma to Montgomery march.
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Worked in John Conyers district office
Detroit Michigan -
She founded the Rosa Parks and Raymond Parks institute for self development.
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Rosa published her book titled Rosa Parks, My story.
This book was published with Jim Haskins -
Rosa Parks was awarded the presidential medal of freedom.
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She was awarded the congressional gold medal
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Rosa parks died at the age of 92