Conyers, speaking earlier Monday during a memorial service at historic Metropolitan A.M.E. Church in Washington, recalled a 1990 visit to Detroit by Nelson Mandela. The former South African president led the crowd in a chant of Parks' name, which made us realize that this is an international phenomenon that we celebrate, ... Rosa Parks is worldwide.
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