Rosa Parks (ROH-zuh PARKS)
American Civil Rights Activist
Rosa Louise McCauley Parks
Rosa Parks, known as "the mother of the civil rights movement," was an African American woman whose defiant stance against racial segregation on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Her refusal to give up her seat to a white man on December 1, 1955, became a powerful symbol of resistance to racial segregation. Parks worked as a secretary for the NAACP and was a seasoned activist who had long resisted racial injustice. Her arrest for breaking Montgomery's bus segregation laws led to a 381-day boycott of the bus system by African Americans and was a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement. Parks' quiet strength and moral courage continued to inspire freedom-seekers and set the stage for the broader civil rights movement, leading to significant legal and social changes in the United States regarding race relations.
Species
Realm
Date of Birth
February 4, 1913
Date of Death
October 24, 2005
Life
1913 CE
2005 CE
92 years old
Circumstances of Death
Natural causes
Birthplace
Tuskegee, Alabama, United States
Place of Death
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Children
Sex
Female
Sexuality
Heterosexual
