Rosa Parks - Civil Rights Pioneer

Born on Feb. 4, yesterday would have been Rosa Parks’ 100th birthday. On December 1st, 1955, when she was 42 years old, she refused to give up her seat to a white man on a city bus in Montgomery, Alabama. She was arrested, convicted of violating the state’s segregation laws. On that day, Rosa Parks initiated a new era in the American quest for freedom and equality.


"At the time I was arrested, I had no idea it would turn into this. It was just a day like any other day. The only thing that made it significant was that the masses of the people joined in." - Rosa Parks.

At an early age, Rosa Parks faced injustice wherever she went and decided that by taking action she could change the world around her.

If you want to learn more about h and what happened that day on that bus or what she started by refusing to give up her seat, you can click on this link, or this other one.