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On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus and changed the course of history. “In the end, God used a simple bus ride to accomplish more than we could have ever dreamed,” she later stated. Today marks the 107th birthday of “The Mother of the Civil Rights Movement.” National Day of Courage . In honor of what would have been Rosa Park’s 100 th birthday, the Henry Ford Museum initiated a National Day of Courage on February 4, 2013. Many gave tribute to the bravery of the former Alabama seamstress, who on December 1, 1955, chose to disobey the unjust segregation law by refusing to give her bus seat to a white man. The story of Rosa Parks is a reminder of what a central role Christian faith has played in the civil-rights movement. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was a Christian minister who turned the other Rosa Parks, born Rosa Louise McCauley, was born in Tuskegee, Alabama and grew up just outside of Montgomery, Alabama. She died of natural causes in 2005 in Detroit, Michigan. Parks was a lifelong Methodist. She said of her childhood experiences in church: The church, with its musical rhythms and echoes of Africa, thrilled me when I was young. Rosa Parks does not know if she was chosen by God to become the mother of the civil rights movement. What she can say nearly four decades after she changed the course of U.S. history is that her Rosa Parks: My Story. by Rosa Parks and Jim Haskins. Dial Books, 1992. Quiet Strength: The Faith, the Hope, the Heart of a Woman Who Changed a Nation. by Rosa Parks and Gregory J. Reed. Zondervan, 1994. Dear Mrs. Parks: A Dialogue with Today’s Youth. by Rosa Parks and Gregory J. Reed. Lee and Low Books, 1996. Rosa Parks’ staunch faith and civil disobedience continue to inspire new generations of activists who propel the fight for freedom forward in the 21st century. Their continued activism is the ultimate expression of her legacy, since as she stated in her 1987 Eyes on the Prize oral interview “I would like to be remembered as a person who (RNS) People who knew civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks before her arrest in 1955 remember her as a quiet seamstress whose faith in God gave her strength, confidence and authority. Often overlooked in the telling of Rosa Parks story is the depth of her Christian faith and the degree to which this informed her decision that day on the bus in Selma and, indeed, her entire life. Rosa Parks was a devout member and deaconess of the A,M.E. Church. As her biographer Jeanne Theoharis has observed, “There is no way to understand how she makes that stand, without understanding Rosa Parks' Christian faith only made her feel sorry for the white tormentors who called her 'nigger.' Church, Parks learned early on to believe in Jesus Christ as the savior of humankind, a 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. I found part of the answer later that day, when I heard that Rosa Parks, the mother of the civil rights movement, had died at the age of 92. Rosa Parks was tired of being a doormat, and she was tired of her people being a doormat. In politely refusing to give up her seat on the bus, Rosa Parks drew a line in the sand. c. 2005 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Rosa Louise Parks, a woman of faith whose soft-spoken refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Ala., bus launched the civil rights movement, died Monday But many of Mrs Parks’ admirers believe her true nature has not been fully recognized since her death. For one thing, too little account is taken, they think, of her strong involvement in the Celebrate the life and legacy of Rosa Parks with this special collection from PBS. While Parks may not be the first African American to challenge the status quo of segregation laws in the south Rosa Parks does not know if she was chosen by God to become the mother of the civil rights movement. What she can say nearly four decades after she changed the course of U.S. history is that her The story of Rosa Parks is a reminder of what a central role Christian faith has played in the civil-rights movement. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was a Christian minister who turned the other The Montgomery Bus Boycott is seen as a turning point in the fight for racial equality and justice, and Rosa Parks' bravery and determination played a crucial role in its success. Early Life and Activism Rosa Parks was born on February 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Alabama. When did Rosa Parks die? October 24, 2005. How long did the bus boycott in Montgomery last? religion, sex, color, and national origin. When was Rosa Parks arrested? (RNS) People who knew civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks before her arrest in 1955 remember her as a quiet seamstress whose faith in God gave her strength, confidence and authority.
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