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The memorial was unveiled on Sunday, the 64th anniversary of Parks' refusal to give up her bus seat for a white man.
Mattel is honoring the two historic icons as part of its Inspiring Women series.
"How freaking dare he?" one incredulous person asked.
The skit, “The Real Housewives of the Civil Rights Movement," didn't air but surfaced on TMZ.
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Students should learn how these women were at the forefront of movements for liberation and resistance.
So why exactly are we honoring him?
At just 15, Claudette Colvin was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger.
There was no justice, no recourse for her aunt, who stood up anyway. Her quiet presence at the State of the Union address will speak volumes today.
If 2017 was the year of the woman, it was the year of one very specific kind of woman.
Taylor will be remembered for bravely speaking out after she was gang-raped by six white men in the Jim Crow era.