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Rosa Parks
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."

The Montgomery Bus Boycott
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.

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

Rosa Parks Timeline
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 for the desegregation of buses.

Rosa Parks Photograph
Photograph of Rosa Parks.

About Rosa Parks
A biography of Rosa Parks from About Guide to Women's History Jone Johnson Lewis.