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Parks


Definition: Meaning of, Parks in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / pɑːks /

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  1. 1913-2005 Alabama united States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement
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    Rosa Parks
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  • Parks, Rosa
    1. (1913- ) a black woman in the US who became famous in 1955 because she refused to give her seat on a bus to a white man. This action was illegal in the US state of ALABAMA and she was ARREST ed by the police. As a result, Martin Luther KING persuaded people not to use these buses, and in 1956 the US SUPREME COURT said that SEGREGATION (= keeping black people separate from white people) on buses was not legal.
  • Rosa Parks (noun)
    1. 1913-2005 Alabama united States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement
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