The central idea of the paragraph is that most people are unfamiliar with the story of Rosa Parks' home in Detroit. While the other options provide some details about Parks' life, the first response encompasses the overall theme of the paragraph.
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The name of Rosa Parks is known to many Americans, but few are familiar with the saga of her Detroit home. Parks' refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus in 1955 set a famous bus boycott into motion. Parks' actions and the boycott became a central event in the American civil rights movement. Parks fled to Detroit two years later, facing death threats and unemployment. There, she shared a home, owned by her brother, with 17 other family members.
What is the central idea of this paragraph?
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Most people are unfamiliar with the story of Rosa Parks' home in Detroit.
Most people are unfamiliar with the story of Rosa Parks' home in Detroit.
Rosa Parks lived in Montgomery before she moved to Detroit.
Rosa Parks lived in Montgomery before she moved to Detroit.
The American civil rights movement began in the 1950s.
The American civil rights movement began in the 1950s.
Rosa Parks had trouble finding a job after moving to Detroit.
Rosa Parks had trouble finding a job after moving to Detroit.
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