Rosa Parks — Timeline
Key moments in the life of Rosa Parks.
1913
Born Rosa Louise McCauley on February 4 in Tuskegee, Alabama
1932
Married Raymond Parks, a barber and civil rights activist
1943
Joined the NAACP Montgomery branch and became active in civil rights organizing
1955
Arrested on December 1 for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama
1956
Montgomery Bus Boycott ends in victory; U.S. Supreme Court rules bus segregation unconstitutional
1957
Moved to Detroit, Michigan to escape harassment and find employment opportunities
1987
Founded the Rosa Parks Institute for Self Development to promote youth activism and civil rights education
1996
Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Bill Clinton
1999
Awarded the National Medal of Arts
2005
Died on October 24 in Detroit, Michigan at age 92