Bus Ride Shook a Nation's Conscience
Bus Ride Shook a Nation's Conscience: "Rosa Parks, the dignified African American seamstress whose refusal to surrender a bus seat to a white man launched the modern civil rights movement and inspired generations of activists, died last night at her home in Detroit, the Wayne County medical examiner's office said. She was 92.
No cause of death was reported immediately. She had dementia since 2002.
Rosa was a true giant of the civil rights movement,' said U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.), in whose office Parks worked for more than 20 years. 'There are very few people who can say their actions and conduct changed the face of the nation, and Rosa Parks is one of those individuals.'"
No cause of death was reported immediately. She had dementia since 2002.
Rosa was a true giant of the civil rights movement,' said U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.), in whose office Parks worked for more than 20 years. 'There are very few people who can say their actions and conduct changed the face of the nation, and Rosa Parks is one of those individuals.'"
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