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, a civil rights activist, Full Name Rosa Louise McCauley Parks ; Birth Date February 4, 1913 ; Death Date 2005-10-24 ; Age At Death 92 ; Personal Details Information; Full Name: Rosa Louise McCauley Parks: Birth Date: February 4, 1913: Birth Place: Tuskegee, Alabama, USA: Death Date: October 24, 2005 Date of Birth: February 4, 1913 Place of Death: Detroit, MI Date of Death: October 24, 2005 (SCLC) also sponsors an annual Rosa Parks Freedom Award. Rosa Parks Pioneer of Civil Rights Rosa Parks Date of birth: February 4, 1913 Date of death: October 24, 2005 Standing Up For Freedom Most historians date the beginning of the modern civil rights movement in the United States to December 1, 1955. Born Rosa Louise McCauley on Feb. 4, 1913, she married Raymond Parks in 1932. By the early 1950s, Rosa Parks and her now deceased husband were long-time activists in Montgomery Alabama's chapter Read CNN’s Fast Facts about Rosa Parks, arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in 1955. Birth date: February 4, 1913 Death date: October 24, 2005 Birth place Birth date: February 4, 1913 Death date: October 24, 2005 (age 92) Net Worth: $85 million. Background. Rosa Louise McCauley Parks, known simply as Rosa 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 Activist Rosa Parks sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott that partially ended racial segregation. Read facts about her birth, accomplishments, and more. Rosa Parks's Symbolic Bus Ride, 1956 Seeking a reprieve from the death threats and other pressures brought about by Rosa's fame, the Parkses moved to Detroit in 1957 to be near her brother. Parks resumed work as a seamstress but remained an active spokesperson for the civil rights community. April 14, 2005: Parks and the hip-hop group Outkast reach an out-of-court settlement regarding their 1998 song "Rosa Parks." October 24, 2005: Parks dies at the age of 92 Parks, Rosa. Rosa Parks: My Story. New York: Puffin Books, 1999. Theoharis, Jeanne. The Rebellious Life of Mrs.Rosa Parks. New York: Beacon Press, 2014. DETROIT (AP) - Rosa Lee Parks, whose refusal to give up her bus seat to a white man sparked the modern civil rights movement, died Monday. She was 92. Mrs. Parks died at her home of natural causes, Date of Birth: February 4, 1913 Place of Death: Detroit, MI Date of Death: October 24, 2005 (SCLC) also sponsors an annual Rosa Parks Freedom Award. Rosa Parks was born in Montgomery, Alabama, on February 4, 1913. [1] Her parents were James and Leona McCauley. [1] She was mainly of African ancestry.One of her great-grandfathers was Scots-Irish and went to Charleston, South Carolina as an indentured servant. Horoscope and astrology data of Rosa Parks born on 4 February 1913 Tuskegee, Alabama, with biography LMR quotes media for date, time unknown. Death : Long 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. Date Accessed Rosa Parks the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest honor given to a civilian, and in 1999 the United States Congress honored Rosa Parks with the Congressional Gold Medal. Rosa Parks resided in Detroit until her passing at the age of 92 on October 24, 2005. On October 27, the United States Senate passed a resolution to honor Rosa Parks by
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