... . He was instrumental in demolishing the legal basis for segregation in America. Marshall died in 1993 at the age of 84. Rosa Parks A long-time member of the Montgomery, Ala. chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), her Dec., 1955, Ms. Parks' refusal to give up a seat on a municipal bus to a white man provided the impetus ... . Since 1986 he has been president of the National Rainbow Coalition, an independent political organization aimed at uniting disparate groups "racial minorities, the poor, peace activists, and environmentalists. In 1984 and 1...

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