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Rosa Parks (born February 4, 1913, Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S.—died October 24, 2005, Detroit, Michigan) was an American civil rights activist whose refusal to relinquish her seat on a public bus precipitated the 1955–56 Montgomery bus boycott in Alabama, which became the spark that ignited the civil rights movement in the United States. Rosa Parks was born Rosa Louise McCauley in Tuskegee, Alabama, on February 4, 1913, to Leona (née Edwards), a teacher, and James McCauley, a carpenter.In addition to African ancestry, one of Parks's great-grandfathers was Scots-Irish, and one of her great-grandmothers was a part–Native American slave. Rosa Parks, born Rosa Louise McCauley on February 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Alabama, is celebrated as a pivotal figure in the American civil rights movement. Her most notable act of defiance occurred on December 1, 1955, when she refused to yield her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. Rosa Parks (1913—2005) helped initiate the civil rights movement in the United States when she refused to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Alabama bus in 1955. Her actions In 2001, the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan, consecrated Rosa Parks Circle, a 3.5-acre park designed by architect Maya Lin, who is best known for designing the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington. Unfortunately, Parks was forced to withdraw after her grandmother became ill. Growing up in the segregated South, Parks was frequently confronted with racial discrimination and violence. She became active in the Civil Rights Movement at a young age. Parks married a local barber by the name of Raymond Parks when she was 19. Rosa Parks invigorated the struggle for racial equality when she refused to give up her bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama. Parks' arrest on December 1, 1955 launched the Montgomery Bus Boycott by 17,000 black citizens. A Supreme Court ruling and declining revenues forced the city to desegregate its buses thirteen months later. Rosa Parks is best known for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955, which sparked a yearlong boycott that was a turning point in the civil rights Parks continued to face harassment following the boycott’s successful conclusion and decided to move to Detroit to seek better employment opportunities. Shortly before her departure, the MIA declared 5 August 1957 “Rosa Parks Day.” A celebration was held at Mt. Zion AME Zion Church, and $800 was presented to Parks. Rosa Parks smiles during a ceremony where she received the Congressional Medal of Freedom in Detroit on Nov. 28, 1999. Parks, whose refusal to give up her bus seat to a white man sparked the Rosa Park và Martin Luther King, Jr. (ngồi sau) Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (4 tháng 2 năm 1913 - 24 tháng 10 năm 2005) là một nhà hoạt động người Mỹ trong phong trào dân quyền nổi tiếng với vai trò nòng cốt trong cuộc tẩy chay xe buýt Montgomery. Please check with your employer to find out if the money you donate to the Rosa Parks Elementary PTSA can be matched. Your donations are 100% tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. Rosa Parks PTSA is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Rosa Parks PTSA Tax ID 20-4931754. Find our more here Rosa Louise McCauley Parks, född 4 februari 1913 i Tuskegee i Alabama, död 24 oktober 2005 i Detroit i Michigan, var en medborgarrättskämpe. Hon var utbildad sömmerska . Parks tilldelades flera av USA:s finaste civila utmärkelser, bland annat Ellis Island Medal of Honor 1986, Frihetsmedaljen 1996 och Amerikanska kongressens guldmedalj 1999. Rosa Parks was a prominent civil rights activist known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott. Her act of defiance in refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus sparked a movement that would eventually lead to the desegregation of public transportation in the United States. Rosa Parks was a prominent figure in the civil rights movement, known for her pivotal role in challenging racial segregation in the United States. Her refusal to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama, sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott and became a catalyst for the civil rights movement. Transportation options available in Chicago include Conservatory-Central Park Drive Station, located 0.7 mile from Rosa Parks Apartments. Rosa Parks Apartments is near Chicago Midway International, located 9.1 miles or 17 minutes away, and Chicago O'Hare International, located 15.9 miles or 26 minutes away. Rosa Parks u veljači 1987. godine s Elaine Eason Steele osniva Institut Rose i Raymonda za samozapošljavanje u znak sjećanja na Rosina muža, koji je umro od raka 1977. godine. Godine 1992. izlazi autobiografija „Moja priča“, namijenjena mlađim čitateljima, koja opisuje njen život i sve što je dovelo do njene odluke da svoje mjesto Rosa Parks (center, in dark coat and hat) rides a bus at the end of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, Alabama, Dec. 26, 1956. Don Cravens/The LIFE Images Collection via Getty Images/Getty Images. Most of us know Rosa Parks as the African American woman who quietly, but firmly, refused to give up her bus seat to a white person Dec. 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama. That small act of Rosa Parks (1913-2005) is one of the most enduring symbols of the tumultuous civil rights era of the mid-twentieth century. Her 1955 arrest in Montgomery for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott and set in motion a chain of events that resulted in ground-breaking civil []
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