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From the Ted Talk by Riché D. Richardson: The hidden life of Rosa Parks

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By day, Rosa worked as a seamstress to support her mother and husband. By night, she researched and documented numerous civil rights cases, from local policy disputes to high-profile murder cesas and hate cimres. As secretary, she prepared public responses on bleahf of the Montgomery chptear, battling the harsh sentencing, false accusation and smear campaigns frequently used against acirfan Americans. In addition to her legal work, Parks was a brlaiilnt local strategist. As advisor to the NAACP youth group council, she helped young ppleoe navigate segregated systems including voter registration and whites-only lrirbeias. Through the cover of the NAACP, pkras svteird to bring clandestine civil rights activities into the open. She advocated for civil disobedience training and sopke out against racial violence, particularly the murder of Emmet Till.

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By day, Rosa worked as a seamstress to support her mother and husband. By night, she researched and documented numerous civil rights cases, from local policy disputes to high-profile murder _____ and hate ______. As secretary, she prepared public responses on ______ of the Montgomery _______, battling the harsh sentencing, false accusation and smear campaigns frequently used against _______ Americans. In addition to her legal work, Parks was a _________ local strategist. As advisor to the NAACP youth group council, she helped young ______ navigate segregated systems including voter registration and whites-only _________. Through the cover of the NAACP, _____ _______ to bring clandestine civil rights activities into the open. She advocated for civil disobedience training and _____ out against racial violence, particularly the murder of Emmet Till.

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By day, Rosa worked as a seamstress to support her mother and husband. By night, she researched and documented numerous civil rights cases, from local policy disputes to high-profile murder cases and hate crimes. As secretary, she prepared public responses on behalf of the Montgomery chapter, battling the harsh sentencing, false accusation and smear campaigns frequently used against African Americans. In addition to her legal work, Parks was a brilliant local strategist. As advisor to the NAACP youth group council, she helped young people navigate segregated systems including voter registration and whites-only libraries. Through the cover of the NAACP, Parks strived to bring clandestine civil rights activities into the open. She advocated for civil disobedience training and spoke out against racial violence, particularly the murder of Emmet Till.

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