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
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While oftentimes portrayed as a woman with limited civil rights activism, at the time of her arrest, Rosa was active in her local
@NAACP.
Rosa remained involved throughout her life. She served on the Board of Advocates of @PPact & co-founded the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute
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In 1996, President Clinton presented Rosa Parks the Medal of Freedom, the highest award given to civilians.
#BlackHistoryMonth
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Read today that Little Caesars founder quietly paid her rent after she was robbed/beaten in 1980s. Not even his family knew.
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MS. Parks spoke at my HS in 1990. AZ had anti mlk day on ballot (also my 1st protest & first loss).
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Interesting fact. Mike Illitch paid Ms. Parks rent for the last dozen years of her life.
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