Rosa Parks By Lealouhk Feb 4, 1913 Birth Period: Feb 4, 1913 to Oct 24, 2004 Life of Rosa Parks Jan 1, 1932 Rosa Parks Marries Raymond Parks Jan 1, 1943 Joins NAACP(National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) Dec 1, 1943 Accidentally sits in white-area of bus and gets arrested Jan 1, 1944 Hired at the un-segregated Maxwell Air Force Base Jan 1, 1955 Founds the Montgomery Bus Boycott Dec 1, 1955 Refuses to give her seat up for white man and gets arrested Sep 9, 1956 Segregation law ruled unconstitutional Sep 9, 1956 End of the group Montgomery Bus Boycott Sep 9, 1957 Moves to find work in Virginia Sep 9, 1957 Moved to Michigan Sep 9, 1964 President Lyndon B. Johnson sign the Civil Rights Act Sep 9, 1965 Hired by U.S. Representative John Conyers Sep 9, 1979 NAACP awards her the Spingarn Medal Sep 9, 1980 NAACP awards the Martin Luther King Jr. Sep 9, 1983 Michigan Women's Hall of Fame Sep 9, 1987 Founds the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institue for Self Development Sep 9, 1988 Retired Sep 9, 1990 Joins welcoming party for Nelson Mandela Sep 9, 1992 Awarded the Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award Sep 9, 1992 Autobiography published Sep 9, 1996 Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Bill Clinton Sep 9, 1998 Awarded the International Freedom Conductor Award by the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Sep 9, 1999 Congressional Gold Medal Sep 9, 1999 Detroit-Windsor International Freedom Festival Freedom Award - See more at: http://www.rosaparksfacts.com/rosa-parks-timeline.php#sthash.DpR5kkzz.dpuf Sep 9, 2000 Alabama Governor's Medal of Honor Sep 9, 2000 Alabama Academy Award Sep 9, 2005 Died