-
Secretary-NAACP Montgomery, Alabama branch
-
Youth Council advisor of the NAACP
-
Boycott of Montgomery bus system
participant in the organization of the boycott -
Arrested for violating segregation laws
Refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white patron -
Lost her job
After the boycott, she lost her job as an assistant tailor at the Montgomery Fair department store. -
Arrested for organization of bus boycott
Rosa Parks was arrested, along with other Civil Rights activists for organizing the bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama. -
Holly Tree Inn
Worked as a hostess at the Hampton Institute in Virginia. Hampton Institute students were the first in Virginia to protest the refusal of service with lunch counter sit-ins -
Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom
Participated in the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. -
March on Washington
Participated in the March on Washington. Only after arrival did she find out that female civil rights leaders would march separately and there would no women as a speaker. -
NAACP Spingarn Medal
Rosa Parks was given this medal for her work in civil rights activism. -
Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development
The Institute educates and motivates, mostly African Americans, to better themselves and the community they live in. -
Autobiography
Describing her role in the Civil Rights movement -
Presidential Medal of Freedom
The award was given by President Clinton to honor the contributions made to the United States. -
Congressional Gold Medal
This medal is given to those who have made outstanding contributions, achievements, or service to the nation. -
Capitol Rotunda
After her death, Rosa Parks was mourned and her casket was in the Capitol Rotunda for two days of public viewing.
She was the first woman to receive the honor.