Rosa Parks

About

Rosa Parks was born on February 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Alabama. She grew up in a segregated South, facing racial discrimination and violence. Parks became involved in the Civil Rights Movement at a young age and married Raymond Parks, a barber who shared her commitment to social justice. She was an active member of the NAACP, serving as secretary of the Montgomery chapter and founding the NAACP Youth Council. Parks' courageous act on December 1, 1955, refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus, sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott. This pivotal moment transformed her into an international icon of resistance against racial segregation. After the boycott, Parks moved to Detroit, where she continued her civil rights work, including serving as a secretary for Congressman John Conyers. She received numerous honors, including the Congressional Gold Medal, and remained a prominent figure in the movement until her death on October 24, 2005.