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In 1932, at age 19, Rosa married Raymond Parks, a barber and a civil rights activist, who encouraged her to return to high school and earn a diploma. She later made a living as a seamstress. They married on December 18, 1932, in Pine Level and remained a devoted couple until his death in 1977. 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. Following her pivotal role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Rosa Parks faced significant challenges. Despite becoming an emblematic figure of the Civil Rights Movement, Parks lost her job at the department store and her husband, Raymond, was also dismissed from his position due to the backlash stemming from her protest. Raymond Arthur Parks (February 12, 1903 – August 19, 1977) was an American activist in the civil rights movement and barber, best known as the husband of Rosa Parks. [1] [2] His wife called him "the first real activist I ever met.” [3] 19 year old Rosa married a 29 year old barber named Raymond Parks in 1932. According to a report from History, Raymond was a longtime member of the NAACP. He proposed to her on their second date. Per the same History report, Raymond supported Rosa's desire to earn her high school diploma, which she did a year after the two were married. In 1932, at age 19, Rosa met and married Raymond Parks, a barber and an active member of the NAACP as well as the League of Women Voters. The couple never had children, and their marriage Learn about Rosa Parks, the "mother of the modern day civil rights movement" in America, who refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus in 1955. Find out about her husband Raymond Parks, who supported her activism and co-founded an institute for self-development. Photograph shows a three-quarter-length studio portrait of Raymond Parks (1903-1977), Rosa Parks' husband. Created / Published [Alabama], [between 1945 and 1950] In 1932, at the age of 19, Rosa married Raymond Parks, who worked as a barber. Raymond was an active member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), a prominent civil rights organization. Also Read: Facts About Rosa Parks. In 1932 she married Raymond Parks, a barber and charter member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) branch, in Montgomery, Alabama. Rosa and Raymond had similar personalities and shared an interest in racial politics. His famous wife, Rosa Parks, became an iconic civil rights leader during the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott in Alabama. Yet Rosa’s husband was daring in a far more significant, far-reaching way than the white-lightning-peddling, white stock car owner who shares his name. Even before he and Rosa married, Raymond Parks did dangerous things. Raymond Arthur Parks (February 12, 1903 – August 19, 1977) was an American activist in the civil rights movement and barber, best known as the husband of Rosa Parks. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] His wife called him "the first real activist I ever met.” [ 3 ] Rosa’s family taught her the importance of standing tall, even when the world tried to push her down. In 1932, Rosa married Raymond Parks, a barber who was deeply involved in the fight for civil rights. 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 allowing her remains to “lie in state” in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. Rosa Parks became the 31st person so honored, Ten years after the 1977 death of her husband, Parks founded the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self-Development to empower youth and educate them about civil rights. Later in life, Parks was bestowed with numerous honorary degrees and national awards, including the NAACP’s esteemed Spingarn Medal and the Presidential Medal of Freedom Rosa Parks was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, on February 4, 1913, and died on October 24, 2005, at the age of 92. She married Raymond Parks in 1932. Her husband was a barber in Montogomery and a member of the NAACP, the Civil Rights Movement organization. Rosa and her husband, Raymond, had a 10-year age gap. Rosa Parks is best known for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, but leaves after the fall semester in 1958 to rejoin her husband and mother in Detroit. Rosa Parks lived an incredible life, and recently, the house she and her husband first moved into in Detroit has taken on something of a life of its own. The tiny house was once the home of not just the couple, but 17 other relatives as well. 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
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