African-American civil rights activist Rosa Parks is often referred to as the "Mother of the Modern-Day Civil Rights Movement". Rosa Parks was born on February 4, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama. She became conscious of segregation from an early age. Some many years later, Parks became a seamstress. She would ride the bus to work. During this time, the city of Montgomery was segregated. Parks, along with other African American riders, would have to sit in the back in seats labeled "for colored". Sometimes…
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