Rosa Parks: The Mother of the Movement

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Rosa Parks is known as the Mother of the Civil Rights Movement. She refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white person, which was a brave act that sparked many people to fight for equal rights.

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Rosa believed everyone should have the same rights and be treated with respect.

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1Rosa Parks stood up for her rights on December 1, 1955.
2Her actions led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
3Rosa Parks is often called the 'mother of the civil rights movement.'

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