Rosa Parks

Date of Birth: 1913-02-04
Date of Death: 2005-10-24
Place of Birth: Tuskegee, Alabama, USA

Biography

Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott. The United States Congress has honored her as "the first... Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott. The United States Congress has honored her as "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom movement".