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The bus incident was not Parks' first foray into civil rights activism. Prior to this, she had served as a secretary for the NAACP, and she recounted in an interview that she had experienced past confrontations with bus drivers. <ref>http://www.grandtimes.com/rosa.html</ref>

The bus incident was not Parks' first foray into civil rights activism. Prior to this, she had served as a secretary for the NAACP, and she recounted in an interview that she had experienced past confrontations with bus drivers. <ref>http://www.grandtimes.com/rosa.html</ref>

In 1998, President Clinton awarded Parks the Congressional Gold Medal, which is the highest honor that can be given to an American civilian. <ref>http://www.africawithin.com/bios/rosa_parks.htm</ref>

In 1998, [[Bill Clinton|President Clinton]] awarded Parks the Congressional Gold Medal, which is the highest honor that can be given to an American civilian. <ref>http://www.africawithin.com/bios/rosa_parks.htm</ref>

Parks was a devout Christian who credited her faith in God with giving her the strength to resist the law that would have required her to give up her bus seat. <ref>http://www.beliefnet.com/story/177/story_17769_1.html</ref>

Parks was a devout Christian who credited her faith in God with giving her the strength to resist the law that would have required her to give up her bus seat. <ref>http://www.beliefnet.com/story/177/story_17769_1.html</ref>