Rosa Parks - Parks became active in the civil rights movement
Time: Dec, 1943
Place: Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Details: In December 1943, Parks became active in the civil rights movement, joined the Montgomery chapter of the NAACP, and was elected secretary at a time when this was considered a woman's job. She later said, "I was the only woman there, and they needed a secretary, and I was too timid to say no." She continued as secretary until 1957.
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