The "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement" has received much worldwide acclaim for her work, but she acknowledges that she alone was not responsible for changing things, and that she was just one of many. Recognition for her work towards a more racially equal society has come in the shape of such awards as the "Martin Luther King Jr Non-violent Peace Prize", and most recently in 1999, the highest accolade to be given to a civilian in the USA, the Congressional Gold Medal of Honor.
Read more about Rosa Parks in "Quiet Strength", Zondervan Publishing House, 1994
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