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Bessie Born
She was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her parents were Henry Beard Elany and Nanny Logan. -
Rosa Parks Born
She was a civil rights activist. She was born in Tuskegee, Alabama. -
Second Black Dentist
Bessie graduated from Columbia University. She stayed in New York to be a dentist. -
Rosa Parks Arrested
She was arrested because she wouldn't give up her seat on the bus. She was tired of being pushed around. -
Having Our Say
The book was an autobiography. She wrote it with Sadie. -
Bessie Dies
She was mean during her life. She lived to be 104. She died in Mount Vernon, New York of old age.