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Rosa Parks - Wikipedia Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an American civil rights activist She is best known for her refusal to move from her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in defiance of Jim Crow racial segregation laws, in 1955, which sparked the Montgomery bus boycott
Rosa Parks | Biography, Accomplishments, Quotes, Family, Facts . . . Rosa Parks was an American civil rights activist whose refusal to give up her seat on a public bus precipitated the 1955–56 Montgomery bus boycott in Alabama, which became the spark that ignited the civil rights movement in the United States
Biography: Rosa Parks - National Womens History Museum Eventually, Rosa was elected secretary of the Montgomery chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) By the time Parks boarded the bus in 1955, she was an established organizer and leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Alabama
Rosa Parks: The Woman Who Sparked a Movement - Civics For Life Rosa Parks is often called the “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement ” Her simple but brave decision not to give up her seat on a bus became a powerful symbol of the fight for equality and justice in America
Rosa Parks: Biography, Civil Rights Activist, Bus Boycott Born in February 1913, Rosa Parks was a civil rights activist whose refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in 1955 led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott Her bravery led
BIOGRAPHY - Rosa Parks Rosa Parks sees the energy of young people as a real force for change It is among her most treasured themes of human priorities as she speaks to young people of all ages at schools, colleges, and national organizations around the world
Rosa Parks: The Mother of the Civil Rights Movement About Rosa Parks Rosa Parks was a civil rights activist whose refusal to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955 sparked the 381-day Montgomery Bus Boycott and ignited the broader Civil Rights Movement in the United States
Rosa Parks - NAACP California, Missouri, Ohio, and Oregon commemorate Rosa Parks Day every year, and highways in Missouri, Michigan, and Pennsylvania bear her name Rosa Parks became a civil rights icon when she refused to leave her bus seat for a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955
Rosa Parks - U. S. National Park Service Rosa Parks invigorated the struggle for racial equality when she refused to give up her bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama Parks' arrest on December 1, 1955 launched the Montgomery Bus Boycott by 17,000 black citizens