Rosa Parks
American activist
Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott. The United States Congress has honored her as "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the... Wikipedia
Born: February 4, 1913, Tuskegee, AL
Died: October 24, 2005 (age 92 years), Detroit, MI
Spouse: Raymond Parks (m. 1932–1977)
Parents: Leona McCauley and James McCauley
Siblings: Sylvester James McCauley
Known for: Montgomery bus boycott
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Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in ...
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Born in Tuskegee, Alabama, on 4 February 1913, Rosa Louise McCauley Parks grew up in Montgomery and was educated at the laboratory school of Alabama State ...
Rosa Parks became a civil rights icon when she refused to leave her bus seat for a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955.
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