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If you want to be respected for your actions, then your behavior must be above reproach. If our lives demonstrate that we are peaceful, humble, and trusted, this is recognized by others.

Rosa Parks

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Rosa Parks
Age: 92 †
Born: 1913
Born: February 4
Died: 2005
Died: October 24
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Human Rights Activist
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Tuskegee
Alabama
Rosa Lee Louise McCauley Parks
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I knew someone had to take the first step. So I made up my mind not to move.
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