3 days ago · Rosa Parks was a Black civil rights activist whose refusal to give up her bus seat to a white man ignited the American civil rights movement. Because she played a leading role in …

Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an American civil rights activist. She is best known for her 1955 refusal to move from her seat on a bus in …

Jan 29, 2026 · Civil rights activist Rosa Parks sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott that partially ended racial segregation. Read about her birth, accomplishments, and more.

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 …

Eventually, Rosa was elected secretary of the Montgomery chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). By the time Parks boarded the bus in 1955, …

Rosa Parks is often called the “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement.” Her simple but brave decision not to give up her seat on a bus became a powerful symbol of the fight for equality …

Rosa Parks 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. In 1955, Parks …

Dec 10, 2025 · Rosa Parks and the spark of the Montgomery Bus Boycott It was Dec. 1, 1955—the beginning of the massive Montgomery Bus Boycott and a pivotal time to advocate …

Called "the mother of the civil rights movement," Rosa Parks invigorated the struggle for racial equality when she refused to give up her bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama.

A seat on all Metro buses and trains will be reserved in honor of Rosa Parks on Wednesday. The honor comes on what would have been the civil rights pioneer's 113th birthday. "To …