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| At the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn next to City Bus that Rosa Parks was riding on December 1, 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama when she refused to move to the back of the bus because of her color. She was arrested for her refusal to move. |
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Flag |
State Seal |
| Website : www.michigan.gov |
 Capital
: Lansing
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 Highest
point : Mount
Arvon, 1979 feet |
 Area : 96,810 square miles
11th largest state |
 Population : 9,938,444
(2000 US Census) |
 Motto
: Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice (If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around you) - Tuebor (I will be defended) |
 Admitted to
Union : January 26, 1837 |
 State
Song : "My Michigan" |
 State Bird : Robin |
 State Flower : Apple Blossom |
 State Tree : White Pine |
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