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Rosa Parks Quiet Courage Committee presidency passes to Burgess
Rev. Milford L. Griner, president and founder of Gainesville’s Rosa Parks Quiet Courage Committee (RPQCC), also took the ...
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Column: Dr. King’s legacy is important, but complicated
Early in the year, the significant legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. resonates strongly. The third Monday in January is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, providing an occasion for reflection, along with ...
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City of Gainesville commemorates Rosa Parks on 111th birthday
Rosa Parks Quiet Courage Committee members held their first tribute in 2006. Then in 2008, they lobbied before the city ...
Rosa Parks Day Act introduced to honor role in Civil Rights Movement
On what would have been Rosa Parks' 112th birthday, U.S. Representatives Terri A. Sewell of Alabama, Joyce M. Beatty of Ohio, ...
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Rosa Parks’ Life After the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks became a civil rights icon for refusing to give up her bus seat, but it led to personal and financial hardship for ...
5 Things History Books Didn’t Tell Us About Rosa Parks’ Famous Arrest
Rosa Parks famously refused to move to the back of the bus, launching the Montgomery Bus Boycott. But here's what you ...
RTD bus and train rides free Tuesday to honor civil rights leader Rosa Parks
Metro Denver residents can ride Regional Transportation District buses and trains for free on Tuesday as part of Transit ...
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Rosa Parks: Icon of US Civil Rights Movement
In 1955 in the US, radio stations were playing Bill Haley's hit "Rock Around the Clock" around the clock, Billy Wilder's romantic comedy "The Seven Year Itch" starring Marilyn Monroe premiered in New ...