Rosa Parks timeline

Rosa Parks born

Rosa Parks was born Rosa Louise McCauley in Tuskegee, Alabama to James McCauley, a carpenter, and Leona McCauley, a teacher. Read more

Rosa Parks marries Raymond Parks

In 1932, Rosa married Raymond Parks, a barber from Montgomery, at her mother's house. Raymond was a member of the NAACP, at the time collecting... Read more

Rosa Parks first incident on segregated bus

For years, the black community had complained that the situation was unfair, and Parks was no exception: "My resisting being mistreated on the bus... Read more

Rosa Parks joins NAACP and becomes active in Civil Rights Movement

In December 1943, Parks became active in the Civil Rights Movement, joined the Montgomery chapter of the NAACP, and was elected volunteer secretary... Read more

Montgomery Bus Boycott

The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a political and social protest campaign started in 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, USA, intended to oppose the city's... Read more

Rosa Parks Refuses to Give Up Seat on Bus

I did not get on the bus to get arrested; I got on the bus to go home. Read more

Rosa Parks hired as a secretary to US Representative John Conyers

After her arrest, Parks became an icon of the Civil Rights Movement but suffered hardships as a result. She lost her job at the department store,... Read more

NAACP awards Rosa Parks the Spingarn Medal

In 1979, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People awarded Parks the Spingarn Medal,[41] its highest honor,[42] and she... Read more

Rosa Parks: My Story an autobiography is published

In 1992, Parks published Rosa Parks: My Story, an autobiography aimed at younger readers which details her life leading up to her decision not to... Read more

Rosa Parks is attacked in her appartment

On August 30, 1994, Joseph Skipper, an African-American drug addict, attacked 81-year-old Parks in her home. The incident sparked outrage... Read more

Bill Clinton awards Rosa Parks the Presidential Medal of Freedom

In 1996, Rosa Parks was presented, by President Bill Clinton, with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. This is the highest honor that can be... Read more

Rosa Parks files lawsuit against OutKast and LaFace Records

Rosa Parks v. LaFace Records, et al. was a lawsuit filed in March 1999 on Rosa Parks' behalf against American hip-hop duo OutKast and LaFace... Read more

Rosa Parks dies

Rosa Parks resided in Detroit until she died at the age of 92 on October 24, 2005, about 7:00PM EDT, in her apartment on the east side of the city.... Read more

House of Representatives approves to allow Rosa Parks' body to lie in US Capitol Rotunda

On October 28, 2005, the House of Representatives approved a resolution passed the previous day by the United States Senate to honor Parks by... Read more