Rosa Parks

1. Civil Rights Activist

1.1. In 1943 Parks, became a member of the Montgomery chapter of the NAACP

1.1.1. She served as its secretary until 1956

2. "The Mother of the Freedom movement"

3. Born: February 4, 1913, Tuskegee, Alabama, United States Died: October 24, 2005, Detroit, Michigan, United States

3.1. Rosa Parks Died from natural cause

4. Awards:

4.1. Presidential Medal of Freedom

4.1.1. 1996

4.2. Congressional Gold Medal

4.2.1. 1999

4.3. Spingarm Medal

4.3.1. 1979

4.4. Golden plate award

4.4.1. 1995

5. why was Rosa Parks important

5.1. By refusing to give up her seat to a white man on the city bus, She help initiate the civil rights movement.