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participant in the organization of the boycott
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Refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white patron
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After the boycott, she lost her job as an assistant tailor at the Montgomery Fair department store.
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Rosa Parks was arrested, along with other Civil Rights activists for organizing the bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama.
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Worked as a hostess at the Hampton Institute in Virginia. Hampton Institute students were the first in Virginia to protest the refusal of service with lunch counter sit-ins
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Participated in the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.
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Participated in the March on Washington. Only after arrival did she find out that female civil rights leaders would march separately and there would no women as a speaker.
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Rosa Parks was given this medal for her work in civil rights activism.
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The Institute educates and motivates, mostly African Americans, to better themselves and the community they live in.
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Describing her role in the Civil Rights movement
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The award was given by President Clinton to honor the contributions made to the United States.
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This medal is given to those who have made outstanding contributions, achievements, or service to the nation.
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After her death, Rosa Parks was mourned and her casket was in the Capitol Rotunda for two days of public viewing.
She was the first woman to receive the honor.
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