NPR pays a moving tribute to the "mother of the civil rights movement," Rosa Parks, who died at the age of 92 on October 24, 2005. Listen to her interviews and hear in her own words her views on the 1955 bus boycott. Links to related stories. (October 25, 2005)

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civil rights, segregation, jim crow laws, rosa parks

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congressional gold medal, npr, national public radio

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• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)