Definitions of Parks
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United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)
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synonyms:
Rosa Parks
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example of:
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civil rights activist, civil rights leader, civil rights worker
a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups
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civil rights activist, civil rights leader, civil rights worker
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