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Parks’ biographer Jeanne Theoharis, described her as a “staunch and active Christian.” She was devoted to her faith, carrying her Bible with her. It was her faith in God that gave her the courage to stand up to segregation on that fateful day in December 1955. What many history books and public speakers fail to mention is the Christian faith of Rosa Parks. Her faith was integral to the choices she made in her life—some of which changed the lives of millions. Rosa Parks said, “As a child, I learned from the Bible to trust in God and not be afraid. 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' faith taught her to stand against injustice, and her willingness to do so when many looked away made her one of the Civil Rights Movement's most famous leaders. There are advantages to behaving and looking like “a proper, middle-aged woman.” Religion: Rosa Parks was devout, lifelong Methodist. Political views: Parks was a civil rights activist, Democrat and might even be considered liberal by today's standards. Park’s Christian faith in God emboldened her with the courage to stand up to segregation. She was an active member at St. Paul AME Church in Montgomery, Alabama, where she served as a church stewardess and taught Sunday School. Rosa had recently heard a message from Acts 5 and put the principle “we must obey God rather than man” into action. She knew all God’s children were valuable, and that whoever put their faith in Him was free in Christ. The oppressive segregation laws were wrong in her Heavenly Father’s eyes. 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 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 that at the core of her activism is her faith.” “Quiet Strength: The Faith, the Hope, and the Heart of a Woman Who Changed a Nation,” written by Parks with her attorney Gregory J. Reed, tells how religion shaped her life, and how it has been 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. Everyday, Rosa attempted to live her life ethically and morally, but this wasn't always recognised by people based on consequences from her moral choices. For example, Rosa was arrested at the scene when she stood up for her rights and refused to give her seat to a white man on the bus. 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 (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. 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. 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 Rosa Parks was a black woman, who played an important part in the American Civil Rights movement. She made changes to try to make life fair for black and white people in America. Early Life Rosa Parks was born on 4th February, 1913 and grew up on a farm with her mother, brother and grandparents in a place called Montgomery in the USA. Sixty years ago today, Rosa Parks, a "faithful member of St. Paul's AME Church in Montgomery," Alabama, refused to give up her seat to a white man on the bus. Gospel Coalition blogger, Justin Taylor, tells the story in this Washington Post article of how Rosa Parks, through her Christian faith, effectively became the "patron In 1983, based on Rosa Parks’ great achievements in the civil rights movement, she got inducted into the “Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame”. Rosa Parks was secretary to a Michigan Congressman. Rosa Parks became the personal Secretary of a high-profile U.S politician (a congressman by name John Conyers).
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