Rosa Parks

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What Civil Rights group did Rosa and her husband Raymond join?

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NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) is a civil rights organization that Rosa Parks and her husband joined to fight for racial equality.

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Where did Rosa Parks move in 1957 and live out the rest of her life?

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Michigan is the state where Rosa Parks moved in 1957 and lived until her death.

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Who led the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

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Martin Luther King, Jr. was the famous civil rights leader who led the Montgomery Bus Boycott after Rosa Parks' arrest.

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Which college did Rosa Parks graduate from?

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Rosa Parks graduated from Alabama State Teachers College, where she studied to become a teacher.

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What is Rosa Parks most famous for?

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Rosa Parks is most famous for refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white man, which sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

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What year did Rosa Parks refuse to give up her seat on the bus?

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Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on December 1, 1955.

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What was the significance of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

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The Montgomery Bus Boycott was significant as it was one of the first large-scale demonstrations against segregation in the U.S. and led to a Supreme Court ruling that segregation on public buses was unconstitutional.

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What role did Rosa Parks play in the Civil Rights Movement?

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Rosa Parks is often called the 'mother of the civil rights movement' for her pivotal role in initiating the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

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What was the outcome of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

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The outcome of the Montgomery Bus Boycott was the desegregation of the Montgomery bus system.

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What did Rosa Parks do after the Civil Rights Movement gained momentum?

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After the Civil Rights Movement gained momentum, Rosa Parks continued to work as an activist and advocate for social justice.