Rosaparks

Rosa Louise Parks

By Frida Brito
  • She was born

    She was born

    in Tuskegee, Alabama,
  • Became an advisor

    Became an advisor

    to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), promoting the welfare of blacks.
  • She boarded a public bus refused to give up

    She boarded a public bus refused to give up

    her seat on the bus to a white traveler, for which she was detained and forced to pay a fine of fourteen dollars.Started the Montgomery bus boycott.
  • Montgomery's bus boycott ends

    Montgomery's bus boycott ends

    after 382 days of protest, forcing the government to abolish public transportation segregation.
  • Rosa and her husband

    Rosa and her husband

    settled in Detroit, Michigan, where they continued their activity in the defense of civil rights
  • Rosa Parks started

    Rosa Parks started

    working for Congressman John Conyers
  • Her husband dies

    Her husband dies

    which is why she founded the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self-Development, dedicated to personal development
  • Participated in the inauguration

    Participated in the inauguration

    of the Civil Rights Memorial, in Montgomery, Alabama
  • She received

    She received

    the Congressional Gold Medal from President Bill Clinton.
  • She dies

    She dies

    at the age of 92 in Detroit, Michigan