Rosa Parks Congressional Gold Medal Act

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The Rosa Parks Congressional Gold Medal Act is a United States law that awarded civil rights icon Rosa Parks the Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of her pivotal role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the broader struggle against racial segregation.

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instanceOf Congressional Gold Medal authorizing act
United States federal law
appliesTo Rosa Parks
areaOfLaw civil rights recognition
honorary distinctions
awards Congressional Gold Medal
commemorates Rosa Parks’s role in the American civil rights movement
country United States
highestCivilianHonorOf United States Congress
honoreeNotableEvent Montgomery Bus Boycott
honoreeOccupation civil rights activist
honors Rosa Parks
jurisdiction federal
language English
legalForm public law
legislativeBody United States Congress
medalRecipient Rosa Parks
medalType Congressional Gold Medal
purpose to award Rosa Parks the Congressional Gold Medal
reasonForAward contributions to the civil rights movement
opposition to racial segregation
pivotal role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott
recognizes historical significance of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
struggle against racial segregation in the United States
subjectOf Rosa Parks Congressional Gold Medal ceremony
typeOfAward civilian honor

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Rosa Parks statue authorizedBy Rosa Parks Congressional Gold Medal Act
Rosa Parks Congressional Gold Medal Act subjectOf Rosa Parks Congressional Gold Medal ceremony
linked to: Rosa Parks Congressional Gold Medal Act