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Born | Rosa Louise McCauley (1913-02-04)February 4, 1913 Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S. |
Died | October 24, 2005(2005-10-24) (aged 92) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
Occupation | Civil rights activist |
Known for | Montgomery bus boycott |
Movement | Civil Rights Movement |
Spouse(s) | Raymond Parks (m.What is rosa parks famous for1932; died 1977) |
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Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an African-Americancivil rightsactivist.
She has been called "the mother of the modern-day American civil rights movement" and "the mother of the freedom movement." She was a member of the local chapter of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
Parks is best known for what she did in her hometown of Montgomery, Alabama, on December 1, 1955.
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