Rosa Louise McCauley
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African-American civil rights activist
autobiographer
civil rights activist
human
memoirist
seamstress
writer
Rosa Louise McCauley, better known as Rosa Parks, was an American civil rights activist whose refusal to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, became a pivotal symbol in the fight against racial segregation.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rosa Louise McCauley canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
African-American civil rights activist
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autobiographer ⓘ civil rights activist ⓘ human ⓘ memoirist ⓘ seamstress ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Rosa Parks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Congressional Gold Medal
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Presidential Medal of Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ Spingarn Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Rosa Louise McCauley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause | violation of racial segregation laws on a city bus ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| date | 1955-12-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1913-02-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2005-10-24 ⓘ |
| describedAs | mother of the civil rights movement ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Alabama State Teachers College for Negroes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
NAACP
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U.S. Representative John Conyers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African Americans
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| familyName | McCauley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Rosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMonument | Rosa Parks statue in the United States Capitol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWork |
Quiet Strength
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Rosa Parks: My Story NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honoredIn | Rosa Parks Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
American civil rights legislation
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end of legal segregation in public transportation in Montgomery ⓘ |
| memberOf | NAACP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Montgomery bus incident of December 1, 1955 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil rights activist
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receptionist ⓘ seamstress ⓘ |
| participantIn |
American civil rights protests
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Montgomery bus boycott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place | Montgomery, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Macon County, Alabama
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Tuskegee, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Detroit, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | secretary of the Montgomery chapter of the NAACP ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Detroit, Michigan
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Montgomery, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Raymond Parks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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