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Rosa Parks History On Februrary 4th, 1913, Rosa Parks was born.
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Rosa left school in the 11th grade to help her sick grandmother. She never went back to school, but instead went to work at a shirt factory in Montgomery.
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At the age of 19, Rosa Parks met her furture husband, Raymond Parks.
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In 1933, Rosa got her high school degree with Raymond's help.
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Rosa became a civil rights activist.
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Rosie's Life Rosa Parks was riding the bus home when white people began to fill the aisles. The driver stopped and began making four African American people get off the bus. However, Rosa refused to get out of her seat. The police arrested her for it.
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Rosa's Lifetime In 1992, Rosa Parks published her autobiography.
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President Bill Clinton awarded Rosa Parks the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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In 1999, Rosa Parks was named one of the top 20 most influential people in the 20th century.
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With a quiet death, Rosa Parks passed away but her legacy has never faded since.
