Who was Rosa Parks?

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In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. This seemingly small act triggered civil rights protests across America and earned Rosa Parks the title "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement."

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People: Rosa Parks (1913-2005)

Places: Alabama,  Montgomery,  Montgomery (Ala.)

Times: 20th century,  Siglo XX