Rosa Parks claim to fame
- Real Name: Rosa Parks
- Category: Politics
- Submitted by: weht.net admin
- Posted Date: 2004-06-22
- Last Modified: 2011-12-01
Some say the civil rights movement in the US started on
December 1, 1955, the day
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white person and was arrested and fined for her troubles.
(The WEHT.net webmeister wonders out loud...Who was the guy she refused to give up her seat to...and whatever happened
to him?...stay tuned, I hope)
Where are they now?
In the 60's she worked as a receptionist for congressman
John Conyers. She later founded the
Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self-Development
In 1996 president
Bill Clinton presented her with the
Medal of Freedom Award
She recently sued the rap group
Outkast for using her name in their song "Rosa Parks" without her permission.
Update Oct 24/2005 Rosa Parks dies at age 92.
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