Rosa Parks

Birth

Feb 4, 1913

Rosa Parks was born February 4, 1913 in Tuskegee Alabama

Education

Jan 22, 1928

Graduated from Booker T. Washington Junior high school at the age of 15

Marriage

Dec 22, 1932

She married a local barber named Raymond A. Parks in 1932.

NAACP

Jan 23, 1943

She served as a secretary of a local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. She joined in 1943.

Standing up

Dec 1, 1955

Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama to a white man and she was arrested.

End of bus segregation

Nov 23, 1956

Supreme Court ordered that bus segregation be banned. Boycott of buses ended.

Move to Detroit

Apr 24, 1957

In 1957, Parks moved with her husband to Detroit because of many threats in Montgomery, Alabama.

Husband's Death

Jan 16, 1977

Raymond Parks died in 1977.

Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self Develpment

Jan 23, 1987

Rosa and Raymond ParksShe formed this with her husband to help the unpriviledged youth.

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

May 12, 1989

Parks was honored here for all of her accomplishments.

Million Man March

Oct 16, 1995

rosa at marchShe participated in this event in Washington, D.C. and gave an inspirational speech.

Awards

Aug 22, 1998

She recived the first International Freedom Conductor Award.

Congressional Gold Medal

Jul 23, 1999

She recieved this high honor from Bill Clinton.

Rosa Parks Library and Museum

Dec 23, 2000

This 50,000 square foot library and museum opened in Montgomery, Alabama. It features a sculpture of Parks.

Death

Oct 24, 2005