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Rosa Parks was a Black civil rights activist whose refusal to give up her bus seat to a white man ignited the American civil rights movement. Because she played a leading role in the Montgomery bus boycott, she is called the ‘mother of the civil rights movement.’ Explore Authentic Rosa Parks Stock Photos & Images For Your Project Or Campaign. Less Searching, More Finding With Getty Images. Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an African American civil rights activist whom the Congress of the United States dubbed the "Mother of the Modern-Day American Civil Rights Movement". Explore Authentic Picture Of Rosa Parks Stock Photos & Images For Your Project Or Campaign. Less Searching, More Finding With Getty Images. Find Rosa Parks stock images in HD and millions of other royalty-free stock photos, illustrations and vectors in the Shutterstock collection. Thousands of new, high-quality pictures added every day. This photograph of Rosa Parks was taken by Gene Herrick, an Associated Press photographer, and distributed over the AP wire service to newspapers around the country. Imagine that you are a newspaper editor in 1956 who supports the boycott and the growing civil rights movement. Find the perfect rosa parks stock photo, image, vector, illustration or 360 image. Available for both RF and RM licensing. Explore Authentic Rosa Parks Portrait Stock Photos & Images For Your Project Or Campaign. Less Searching, More Finding With Getty Images. Rosa Parks became one of the major symbols of the civil rights movement when she refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger in 1955. View photos of life and legacy. 1 photograph : print ; sheet 13 x 9 cm. | Photograph shows a head-and-shoulders portrait of Rosa Parks, facing slightly right. 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, 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 Today, 24th October 2005, was Rosa Parks' dying day. A good reason to post an old comic about her and her place in history. It was once again written for the Dutch 'Dossier'-schoolbookseries, this particular one themed 'discrimination' (obviously) and published in 2006. A booking photo of Rosa Parks taken on Feb. 22, 1956, at the county sheriff’s office in Montgomery, Ala. Credit Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, via Associated Press. Booking photo of American civil rights activist, Rosa Parks, following her February 1956 arrest during the Montgomery bus boycott. The boycott was American Civil Rights activist Rosa Parks waits to board a bus at the end of the Montgomery bus boycott, Montgomery, Alabama, December 26, 1956. Rosa Parks is the 12th elementary school in Union and opened in August of 2006. The school serves more than 600 ethnically diverse students and includes children from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. Vision. We envision a school community which provides each student with the necessary skills to confidently meet a diverse and ever-changing world. 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 In 2000, Troy University created the Rosa Parks Museum, located at the site of her arrest in downtown Montgomery, Alabama. In 2001, the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan, consecrated Rosa Parks Circle, a 3.5-acre park designed by Maya Lin, an artist and architect best known for designing the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C. Genealogy profile for Rosa Louise Parks. Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott.
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