Parks
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Gordon (Alexander Buchanan), 1912–2006, U.S. photojournalist and film director.
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Rosa Rosa Louise McCauley, 1913–2006, U.S. civil rights leader.
Example Sentences
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Parks, in fact, was a longtime activist with the NAACP.
From Salon • May 20, 2026
The goal is not merely to reinterpret Rosa Parks.
From Salon • May 20, 2026
Two California State Parks lifeguards swam from Greyhound State Beach to the pocket beach where the car landed and administered CPR to the driver, according to Cal Fire.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Kate Spreadbury, from Bristol Parks Forum, said it can no longer afford to lead walks in Bristol due to the new fees.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
Parks was gone a full ten minutes before his second return.
From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg
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