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