On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her Montgomery bus seat to a white passenger and was promptly arrested.pic.twitter.com/iaUMRyfL8q
While oftentimes portrayed as a woman with limited civil rights activism, at the time of her arrest, Rosa was active in her local @NAACP.
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Rosa remained involved throughout her life. She served on the Board of Advocates of
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In 1996, President Clinton presented Rosa Parks the Medal of Freedom, the highest award given to civilians.
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Yes! The lesson that she got tired one day does her legacy a disservice. The real lesson is that she ORGANIZED!
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