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Congressional Gold Medal
On June 15, 1999 President Clinton awarded Rosa Parks the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest honor given by the U.S. legislative branch. President Clinton said at a ceremony in the U.S. Capitol, "In so many ways, Rosa Parks brought America home to our founders' dream." Congresswoman Julia Carson (D-IN.), who introduced the legislation called Parks "the mother of the civil rights movement." The audience included members of Congress and many civil rights activists. |