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On the recordFebruary 26, 2013
Rosa Parks held no elected office; she possessed no fortune, lived her life far from the formal seats of power.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at the Dedication Ceremony of a Statue Honoring Rosa L. Parks at the U. S. Capitol

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