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In 1932 she married Raymond Parks, a barber and member of the NAACP. At that time, Raymond Parks was active in the Scottsboro case. In 1943 Rosa Parks joined the local chapter of the NAACP and was elected secretary. Two years later, she registered to vote, after twice being denied. By 1949 Parks was advisor to the local NAACP Youth Council. English: Photograph of Rosa Parks with Dr. Martin Luther King jr. (ca. 1955) Mrs. Rosa Parks altered the negro progress in Montgomery, Alabama, 1955, by the bus boycott she began. National Archives record ID: 306-PSD-65-1882 (Box 93). Civil Rights activist Rosa Parks speaks to the crowd at the Poor People's March on Washington, the campaign organized by Martin Luther King, Jr and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to gain economic justice for poor people, Washington, DC, 6/20/1968. Created by Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002 Subject of Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968 Rosa Parks, American, 1913 - 2005 Date 1963 Medium silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968 Rosa Parks, American, 1913 - 2005 Description A black-and-white photograph of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks standing at microphones. Two African American men stand next to them. Credit Line Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture 1963 Object Object Details Artist Constantine Manos, born 1934 Sitter Rosa Parks, 4 Feb 1913 - 24 Oct 2005 Martin Luther King, Jr., 15 Jan 1929 - 4 Apr 1968 Exhibition Label Photo, Print, Drawing Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, and Malcolm X in a portrait by an unidentified artist displayed at a gift shop, Broad St at Central Ave., Newark, New Jersey, 2015 original digital file Rosa Parks with Dr. Martin Luther King jr. (ca. 1955) Photo credit: USIA, National Arxhives commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rosaparks.jpg Dr. Martin Luther King stands with Rosa Parks at dinner given in her honor during Southern Christian Leadership Conference convention held here 8/10 in a previously segregated hotel. Mrs. Parks sparked the Montgomery bus boycott in 1956 that brought King his first national prominence in the civil rights movement. [Reception celebrating Rosa Parks and the acquisition of the bus on which Parks was arrested, Henry 1 photograph : color print ; sheet 10 x 15 cm. | Photograph shows Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King III, Coretta Scott King and others at the Ford Museum reception. Contributor: Kerrin, Mark T. Date: 2001 Le manque à gagner et le scandale firent plier les autorités et les lois furent changées progressivement, une après l'autre. L'action de Rosa Parks permit au jeune pasteur Martin Luther King Jr de prendre sa place comme chef de file du Mouvement des Droits Civiques. Martin Luther King et le mouvement pacifiste qu'il a dirigé ont remporté leur première victoire - et bien d'autres pour les droits des Noirs en Amérique à suivre. Crédit photo, Getty Images In American history, Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. are very important figures in the fight for civil rights. They both worked hard for equality and justice. Rosa Parks is known for bravely keeping her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. This act was a key moment in challenging unfair laws that separated Rosa Parks - 1955 - Martin Luther King Jr. - Photo - Civil Rights - Photograph - Print The Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955-1956 was a defining moment in the American Civil Rights Movement. Triggered by the arrest of Rosa Parks for refusing to surrender her bus seat to a white passenger, the 13-month protest campaign reshaped the struggle for racial equality and introduced the world to a young minister named Martin Luther King Jr. Shelf locator: Sc Photo King, Martin Luther, Jr. Topics King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 African American leadership African American civil rights workers African Americans-- Civil rights African American politicians Civil rights leaders Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005 Boston, David Genres Portraits Type of Resource Still image Identifiers Rosa Parks, with Martin Luther King Jr. in the background, is pictured here soon after the Montgomery Bus Boycott. After earning his PhD at Boston University’s School of Theology, King had returned to the Deep South with his new bride, Coretta Scott, a college-educated, rural Alabama native. A simple act of defiance by Rosa Parks in 1955 triggered one of the most celebrated civil rights campaigns in history. John Kirk examines how the Montgomery bus boycott of 1955 launched the career of Martin Luther King Jr and changed the face of modern America Le combat de Rosa Parks. « Je veux qu’on se souvienne de moi comme d’une personne soucieuse de liberté, d’égalité, de justice et de prospérité des peuples.» EXHIBITION LABEL. Born Tuskegee, Alabama. During the 382-day Montgomery Bus Boycott, members of the city’s African American community held mass meetings in local churches to exchange information, discuss strategy, and bolster morale.
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