Details:
Full Name
Date of Birth
February 4, 1913[1]
Date of Death
October 24, 2005[1]
Place of Birth
Tuskegee, Alabama, United States[1]
Place of Death
Detroit, Michigan, United States[1]
Education
Spouse’s Name
Raymond Parks (m. 1932–1977)[3]
Known Affiliates Names
- James Blake (bus driver)[7]
- Martin Luther King Jr.[6]
Affiliated Organizations’ Names
- Montgomery chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)[1]
- Civil Rights Movement[4]
Legacy
Rosa Parks is widely recognized as the “Mother of the Modern-Day Civil Rights Movement”. Her refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery city bus in 1955 sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a pivotal event in the Civil Rights Movement[8]. Parks’ act of defiance and the subsequent boycott became powerful symbols of the movement against racial segregation. She was awarded the Martin Luther King Jr. Award by the NAACP, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Congressional Gold Medal[3]. Parks continued to be an advocate for civil rights until her death in 2005, and her legacy continues to inspire and influence civil rights activism worldwide[2].
Citations: [1] https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rosa-Parks [2] https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/rosa-parks [3] https://www.biography.com/activists/rosa-parks [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_Parks [5] https://www.rosaparks.org/biography/ [6] https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/december-01/ [7] https://www.blackpast.org/childrens-page/rosa-parks-1913-2005/ [8] https://rosaparksfacts.com/rosa-parks-biography/