Photo, Print, Drawing [Rosa Parks at her Congressional Gold Medal ceremony with (left to right) Representative Julia Carson, holding a picture of the medal; assistant Elaine Steele, Representative Dennis Hastert, artist Artis Lane, who designed the medal; and President Bill Clinton] digital file from original item Showcases rarely seen materials that offer an intimate view of Rosa Parks and documents her life and activism—creating a rich opportunity for viewers to discover new dimensions to their understanding of this seminal figure. The materials are drawn extensively from the Rosa Parks Collection, a gift to the Library of Congress from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation. APA citation style: Roth, R., photographer. (1999) Rosa Parks at her Congressional Gold Medal ceremony with assistant Elaine Steele left and civil rights leader Johnnie Carr right standing at podium; Representative Julia Carson, President Clinton, Senator Tom Daschle, Representative Dennis Hastert and others stand next to her. Congress honored Rosa Parks for her courage when she defied authority by refusing to relinquish her seat on a bus to a white man in 1955 and her advocacy of civil rights since then. Ms. Parks said Presidential Medal of Freedom (1996), Congressional Gold Medal (1999) Rosa Parks, born in the early 20th century, emerged as a central figure in the struggle for civil rights in America. Her defiance against racial segregation on a Montgomery bus is widely celebrated, but her life’s story reflects a much broader commitment to equality and 7. Received the Congressional Gold Medal. In 1999, Rosa Parks was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian honor in the United States. This prestigious recognition by the U.S. Congress acknowledged her significant contributions to the nation’s civil rights movement and her role as a symbol of courage and resistance. In 1999, she was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, one of the highest civilian honors in the United States. Parks was also awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1996. Her legacy lives on through various memorials, including the Rosa Parks Library and Museum in Montgomery and the Rosa Parks statue in the U.S. Capitol. Cultural Impact File: Rosa Parks at her Congressional Gold Medal ceremony with (left to right) Representative Dick Gephardt, assistant Elaine Steele, Representative Dennis Hastert, and President Bill Clinton.jpg Rosa Parks, Alabama seamstress whose 1955 refusal to give up her seat on Montgomery bus to white man sparked peaceful demonstrations of civil rights movement, receives Congressional Gold Medal Rosa Parks was a civil rights activist whose refusal to give up her bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama, sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a pivotal event in the Civil Rights Movement. Born on February 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Alabama, she grew up in a world divided by racial segregation. Yep, that's a full nine months before Rosa Parks was arrested for the same thing. Dec. 1, 1955: NAACP member Rosa Parks is arrested for resisting bus segregation, again in Montgomery. In response, the Montgomery black community launches the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The Story of Rosa Parks . The story of Rosa Parks is one of courage, dignity, and determination in the face of injustice. On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks boarded a segregated bus and sat in the front row of the “colored” section. 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. Today is December 1st, 1955: Rosa Parks Makes a Stand. Act One: Activist. It’s 1919 in Pine Level, a small rural town about 20 miles northwest of Montgomery, Alabama, 36 years before Rosa Parks and James Blake meet again. Rosa is six years old. She settles herself on the floor next to a rocking chair on the front porch. On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks sparked a revolution by simply refusing to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Her quiet defiance became a thunderous call for equality, marking a turning point in the Civil Rights Movement. Why Rosa Parks Matters. Rosa Parks wasn’t just an ordinary person; she was a symbol of resilience and bravery. 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. Greatness was certainly thrust upon Rosa Parks, but the modest former seamstress has found herself equal to the challenge. Known today as "the mother of the Civil Rights Movement," Parks almost single-handedly set in motion a veritable revolution in the southern United States, a revolution that would eventually secure equal treatment under the law for all black Americans. She Would Not Be Moved: how we tell the story of Rosa Parks and the Montgomery bus boycott. New York: The New Press, 2005. ISBN 1595580204; Parks, Rosa, with James Haskins. Rosa Parks, My Story. New York: Dial Books, 1992. ISBN 0803706731; Parks, Rosa, with Gregory J. Reed. Quiet Strength. Zondervan, 1994. ISBN 978-0310501503 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
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