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I do the very best I can to look upon life with optimism and hope and looking forward to a better day.
Rosa Parks
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Rosa Parks
Age: 92 †
Born: 1913
Born: February 4
Died: 2005
Died: October 24
Activist
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Civil Rights Advocate
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Alabama
Rosa Lee Louise McCauley Parks
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Rosa Louise McCauley Parks
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