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Rosa Parks Rosa Parks was born on February 4,1913 into a world of segregation and racism. At the time her family lived in Tuskegee, Alabama where her father James Mcauley worked as a carpenter.
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Page 1: Rosa Parks

Rosa ParksRosa Parks was born on February

4,1913 into a world of segregation and racism. At the time her family lived in Tuskegee, Alabama where her father James Mcauley worked

as a carpenter.

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ChildhoodLife on the farm for little Rosa and sylvester

was happy and secure. But there was always a cloud that hung over their lives. It was the

ever present danger of the kkk and other racist groups.

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Famous or important

So December 1,1955 is known as the start of the modern civil rights

movants. Her act of defiance began a movents that ened leagel sesiegaton

inAmerica.

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Facts

On December 1,1955 in montgomery,alabma Rosa

rfused to give up her bus seat to a wite pasnger.

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Inportant Quote

I just want to be free like eviry one els.

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death

Rosa parks died in October,24 2005