Local committee honors Rosa Parks

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The Rosa Parks Quiet Courage Committee of Gainesville will be honoring Rosa Parks’ 99th birthday in a memorial tribute tomorrow. Rosa Parks Quiet Courage Committee President Milford Griner says the memorial means a lot to the committee, as it remembers her life, who she is, and what she stood for.

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He says everyone is welcome to join the committee at the bronze plaque at the Rosa Parks Downtown Station at 5:30 tomorrow.

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Ethan is a journalist at WUFT News. He's a Pennsylvania native who found a home reporting Florida's stories. Reach him by emailing emagoc@wuft.org or calling 352-294-1525.

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