Rosa Parks (1913–2005) American civil rights activist. Rosa Parks’ refusal to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, indirectly led to some of the most significant civil rights legislation of American history. She sought to play down her role in the civil rights struggle but for her peaceful and dignified campaigning she became one of the most well respected figures in the civil rights movements.

Born: February 4, 1913, Tuskegee, AL

Died: October 24, 2005, Detroit, MI

Spouse: Raymond Parks (m. 1932–1977)

Known for: Montgomery bus boycott

Education: Highlander Folk School, Montgomery Industrial School for Girls, Alabama State Teachers College for Negroes

WEBSITES:

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rosa-Parks

www.rosaparks.org/biography

www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/rosa-parks

www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/history/general-history/rosa-parks

https://www.wesleyan.edu/mlk/posters/rosaparks.html#

Montgomery bus boycott, mass protest against the bus system of Montgomery, Alabama, by civil rights activists and their supporters that led to a 1956 Supreme Court decision declaring that Montgomery’s segregation laws on buses were unconstitutional. The 381-day bus boycott also brought the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., into the spotlight as one of the most important leaders of the American civil rights movement.

https://www.britannica.com/event/Montgomery-bus-boycott#ref1197412

“People always say that I didn’t give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn’t true. I was not tired physically… No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.” 

BOOKS:

Rosa Parks / Therese Shea