FAQ About Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks was an African American civil rights activist, often referred to as the "mother of the civil rights movement." She is best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott. On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, she refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus, which led to her arrest. This act of defiance became a significant symbol in the fight against racial segregation and spurred the larger civil rights movement across the United States.