Rosa Parks

Also known as Rosa "Lee" Louise McCauley Parks, Rosa Louise McCauley Parks, Rosa Louise McCauley, Rosa McCauley, Rosa McCauley Parks

Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was an American civil rights activist. She is best known for her 1955 refusal to move from her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in defiance of Jim Crow racial segregation laws, which sparked the Montgomery bus boycott. She is sometimes known as the "mother of the civil rights movement".

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Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was an American human rights defender, political activist, and autobiographer. Born in Tuskegee in 1913, she was a member of the African American ethnic group and spoke English. She was affiliated with the United Methodist Church and was a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha. Parks received her education at Alabama State University.

She is recognized for her role in civil disobedience. Parks died of natural causes in Detroit in 2005 after suffering from dementia. Her residence was in Detroit, where she also passed away. She was born with the name Rosa Louise McCauley and is also known by the given names Louise and Rosa.

Her contributions were honored with several awards, including the National Women's Hall of Fame, the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame, the Congressional Gold Medal, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. These recognitions are held in their respective collections.

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Tuskegee, Alabama, USA

Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott. The United States Congress has honored her as "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom movement".

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CIRILO, A Legacy Untold2025
Bill Russell: Legend — Self (archive footage)2023
The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks — Self (archive footage)2022
Martin Luther King, Jr. : Marked Man — Self (archive footage)2018
Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks — Self2002
Of Civil Wrongs and Rights — Self (archive footage)2000
Touched by an Angel — Self1994
Intimate Portrait — Self1993
In Remembrance of Martin — Self1986

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Instance of: human
Given name: Rosa
Gender: female
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Tuskegee
Place of death: Detroit
Occupation: political activist
Educated at: Alabama State University
Languages spoken: English language
Religion: United Methodist Church
Field of work: civil rights
Official website: montgomery.troy.edu/rosaparks/museum
Image: Rosa Parks 1997.jpg
Residence: Detroit
Significant event: civil disobedience

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Commons category: Rosa Parks
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date of birth: 1913-02-04
date of death: 2005-10-24
ethnic group: African Americans
member of: Alpha Kappa Alpha
name in kana: ローザ・パークス
manner of death: natural causes
medical condition: dementia
name in native language: Rosa Louise McCauley Parks
birth name: Rosa Louise McCauley
topic's main category: Category:Rosa Parks

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Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an American civil rights activist. She is best known for her 1955 refusal to move from her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in defiance of Jim Crow racial segregation laws, which sparked the Montgomery bus boycott. She is sometimes known as the "mother of the civil rights movement".

Born in Tuskegee, Alabama, Parks grew up under Jim Crow segregation. She later moved to Montgomery and joined the city's chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1943, serving as the organization's secretary. Despite policies designed to disenfranchise Black citizens, Parks successfully registered to vote after three separate attempts between 1943 and 1945. She investigated cases and organized campaigns around cases of racial and sexual violence in her capacity as NAACP secretary, including those of Recy Taylor and Jeremiah Reeves, laying the groundwork for future civil rights campaigns.

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