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Rosella Porterfield was an African-American educator and activist, sometimes referred to as "The Rosa Parks of Northern Kentucky".

Early life
Rosella Porterfield was born in Daviess County, Kentucky. She was born in the year 1919.

Career
Porterfield's career began in the Elsmere-Erlanger school system where she worked as a teacher and was the first African American librarian within the school system. She began her work within the school system in 1955 where she worked to change the setting for many African American students. She decided that it was time for integration to allow for many African Americans students to gain an equal opportunity for quality education. For her efforts she is often referred to as, "The Rosa Parks of Northern Kentucky". Her call to action to the inequalities for African American students is the reason why she is heavily remembered today, all of work and initiative got her recognized within the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights Hall of Fame.