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Parks (1913-2005) has many names. "Mother" of the Montgomery Movement on Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral program and named the‘‘first lady of civil rights’’ and the ‘‘mother of the freedom movement’’ by the 106th United States Congress.
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Raymond Parks (m. 1932; died 1977)
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NAACP (Secretary, Montgomery, AL chapter)
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➤Investigated the Recy Taylor Case on behalf of the NAACP
➤Supported the Scottsboro Boys' Defense
➤Ignited the Montgomery Bus Boycott
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