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Birthday
Rosa Louise McCauley -
Married
Rosa married Raymond Parks, who was a civil rights activist in the NAACP. -
First Incident
"My resisting being mistreated on the bus did not begin with that particular arrest...I did a lot of walking in Montgomery"- Rosa Parks. An enraged bus driver James F. Blake, demanded that she get off the bus and reenter through the back door.As she began to exit, she dropped her purse. Parks sat down for a moment in a seat for white passengers to pick up her purse. The bus driver barely let her step off the bus before speeding off. Rosa walked more than five miles home in the rain. -
NAACP
Rosa became the first woman to join NAACP, becoming active in the Civil Rights Movement and becomes secretary to its president. She worked as the secretary of the Montgomery chapter, later saying, "I was the only woman there, and they needed a secretary, and I was too timid to say no." It took her 12 years from then to begin her civil disobedience, but no one considered her timid after that. -
Arrest
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat to a white man on the bus. A powerful quote made by Rosa in regards to this incident: "I did not get on the bus to get arrested, I got on the bus to go home." -
Boycott
Montgomery Bus Boycott, inspired by Rosa Parks arrest. This lasted through December 20, 1956. -
Hired as Secretary
Rosa Parks got hired as a secretary to John Conyers -
Awarded
Rosa Parks was awarded the Springarn Medal (given by the NAACP for outstanding achievement by an African American -
Presidential Medal
Rosa was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Bill Clinton. -
Death
Rosa Parks dies. -
Rest In Peace
House of representatives approves to allow Rosa Park's body rest in peace in U.S. capitol Rotunda -
