Rosa Parks, a seamstress and secretary of the local Montgomery chapter of the NAACP, bravely did what others had done before. She refused to give up her seat to a white patron on a Montgomery city bus. Unlike her predecessors, her action led the way

The outcome of Rosa Parks courageous act of refusing to give her seat to a white passenger on a city bus, led to the historical bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama.

On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks changed history forever when she refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery city bus. Take a look at the life and accomplishments of the woman who became known as "the mother of the civil rights movement."

Rosa Parks

Selected quotes from "the mother of the Civil Rights Movement," Rosa Parks.

Rosa Parks Quotes

Thousands Attend Rosa Parks' Funeral

Photograph of Rosa Parks.

Rosa Parks’ refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger on a city bus not only got her arrested, but also sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955.

Rosa Parks did what others before her had done. She refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on the city bus. But this time it sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott.