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Rosa Parks
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Montgomery Bus Boycott, Mother of Civil Rights
Overview
Rosa Parks. Profile pending review.
Key Affiliations
Controversies & Concerns
Her arrest and the boycott catalyzed the modern civil rights movement
Received Congressional Gold Medal and Presidential Medal of Freedom
Related Investigations (1)
Known Associates & Connections
Martin Luther King Jr.
Led Montgomery Bus Boycott sparked by her arrest
Sources & Documentation
1 documented sources from official records, investigations, and reports
Personal Information
- Born
- February 4, 1913
Education
- •Alabama State Teachers College
Key Timeline
1955 Dec 1
Refused to give up bus seat, arrested
1956
Supreme Court ruled bus segregation unconstitutional
2005
Died at age 92