Nobel Prize - #OnThisDay Rosa Parks initiated a new era in the American quest for freedom and equality. 1 December 1955, Alabama, USA: Parks, an African American woman, refused to surrender her
Nobel Prize - #OnThisDay 1 December 1955, Rosa Parks initiated a new era in the American quest for equality by refusing to give up her seat to a white man aboard a
Rosa Parks at her Congressional Gold Medal ceremony seated with assistant Elaine Steele (left); President Bill Clinton, Representatives Dennis Hastert, Dick Gephardt and others stand behind them] - PICRYL Public Domain Search
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