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Portrait of Civil Rights leader Rosa Parks

An Act of Courage

Source: National Archives

Learn about the simple decision made by Rosa Parks in 1955 that helped inspire the Civil Rights movement. Scroll down to view the handwritten police report and other records from this event.

This entry was posted in Decisions that Matter and tagged Historic Figures on January 1, 2020 by Mikki Gibson.

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