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Jesse Jackson

In many ways, history is marked as 'before' and 'after' Rosa Parks. She sat down in order that we all might stand up, and the walls of segregation came down.

Jesse Jackson

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Rosa Parks' act of refusing to give up her seat created a clear turning point in the fight against racial segregation. Her courage sparked widespread resistance that ultimately helped dismantle the system of segregation.

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