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Oct 4, 2023 · 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...
ROSA LOUISE PARKS BIOGRAPHY. Rosa Louise Parks was nationally recognized as the “mother of the modern day civil rights movement” in America. Her refusal to surrender her seat to a white male passenger on a Montgomery, Alabama bus, December 1, 1955, triggered a wave of protest December 5, 1955 that reverberated throughout the United States.
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat and set in motion one of the largest social movements in history, the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Find out more about her at womenshistory.org.
Feb 3, 2010 · For 382 days, almost the entire African American population of Montgomery, Alabama, including leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks, refused to ride on segregated buses. The protests ...
Rosa Parks | NAACP. Civil Rights Leaders. Share. Rosa Parks occupies an iconic status in the civil rights movement after she refused to vacate a seat on a bus in favor of a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama.
Nov 29, 2023 · 29 November 2023. By Myles Burke,Features correspondent. Getty Images. Rosa Parks (Credit: Getty Images) On 1 December 1955 Rosa Parks was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama, for refusing to...
Oct 24, 2005 · Rosa Parks. National Park Service. Quick Facts. Significance: Civil Right Movement. Place of Birth: Tuskegee, AL. Date of Birth: February 4, 1913. Place of Death: Detroit, MI. Date of Death: October 24, 2005. Rosa Parks invigorated the struggle for racial equality when she refused to give up her bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama.
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