![The Nobel Prize on Twitter: "#OnThisDay 1955, Rosa Parks initiated a new era in the American quest for freedom and equality by refusing to surrender her bus seat to a white passenger. The Nobel Prize on Twitter: "#OnThisDay 1955, Rosa Parks initiated a new era in the American quest for freedom and equality by refusing to surrender her bus seat to a white passenger.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FFg_VRuXsAcZAuO.jpg)
The Nobel Prize on Twitter: "#OnThisDay 1955, Rosa Parks initiated a new era in the American quest for freedom and equality by refusing to surrender her bus seat to a white passenger.
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![Rosa Parks, right, is kissed by Coretta Scott King, as she received the Martin Luther King, Jr. Non-violent Peace Prize in Atlanta, Jan. 14, 1980. Parks, who refused to give up her Rosa Parks, right, is kissed by Coretta Scott King, as she received the Martin Luther King, Jr. Non-violent Peace Prize in Atlanta, Jan. 14, 1980. Parks, who refused to give up her](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2ND6K8E/rosa-parks-right-is-kissed-by-coretta-scott-king-as-she-received-the-martin-luther-king-jr-non-violent-peace-prize-in-atlanta-jan-14-1980-parks-who-refused-to-give-up-her-seat-on-a-montgomery-ala-bus-nearly-25-years-ago-is-the-first-woman-to-win-the-award-ap-photo-2ND6K8E.jpg)
Rosa Parks, right, is kissed by Coretta Scott King, as she received the Martin Luther King, Jr. Non-violent Peace Prize in Atlanta, Jan. 14, 1980. Parks, who refused to give up her
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The Nobel Prize on Twitter: ""A great step forward in removing all of the remaining obstacles to the right to vote.” US President Lyndon B Johnson, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Martin Luther
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Letter handwritten by Rosa Parks about Martin Luther King Jr goes on sale for $54,000 | The Independent | The Independent
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