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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, 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. 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 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 Civil rights leader Rosa Parks was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama, for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in 1955. Birth date: February 4, 1913. Death date: October 24 Rosa Parks, the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement" was one of the most important citizens of the 20th century. Mrs. Parks was a seamstress in Montgomery, Alabama when, in December of 1955, she refused to give up her seat on a city bus to a white passenger. The bus driver had her arrested. She was tried and convicted of violating a local ordinance. Her act sparked a citywide boycott of the 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, Activist Rosa Parks sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott that partially ended racial segregation. Read facts about her birth, accomplishments, and more. Birth Name: Rosa Louise McCauley. Date of Birth: February 4, 1913. Place of Birth: Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S. Date of Death: October 24, 2005 Raymond Parks, until Rosa Parks American, 1913–2005. Alternate Names. Rosa Louise McCauley. Dates. Date of birth: 2/4/1913 Date of death: 10/24/2005. Geography. Place active: Montgomery 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. 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 (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 [] 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 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
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