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She was born
in Tuskegee, Alabama, -
Became an advisor
to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), promoting the welfare of blacks. -
She boarded a public bus refused to give up
her seat on the bus to a white traveler, for which she was detained and forced to pay a fine of fourteen dollars.Started the Montgomery bus boycott. -
Montgomery's bus boycott ends
after 382 days of protest, forcing the government to abolish public transportation segregation. -
Rosa and her husband
settled in Detroit, Michigan, where they continued their activity in the defense of civil rights -
Rosa Parks started
working for Congressman John Conyers -
Her husband dies
which is why she founded the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self-Development, dedicated to personal development -
Participated in the inauguration
of the Civil Rights Memorial, in Montgomery, Alabama -
She received
the Congressional Gold Medal from President Bill Clinton. -
She dies
at the age of 92 in Detroit, Michigan
