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Diary Entry Of Rosa Parks Diary
December 1 1955.
Dear diary
Today is a very special day. I did something brave. Something I never thought, I'd have the courage to do. I know that after this, my life will never be the same, but I'm sure, it's the right thing to do.I was on my way home after yet another long day of hard work. I was so tired when I took the bus although I was happy to finally be on my way home to my dearest husband. After so many hours sitting in a room too small for the number of people, I was exhausted. Who wouldn't be? However, I got on the bus and found a seat in the back – in fact it was the last seat. We went, as every other day, undisturbed until about the third stop, where some white people got on the bus, but no one left it, so there

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