👩🏾🏫Rosa Parks' early experiences with racial discrimination shaped her activism.
🚌Her refusal to give up her bus seat ignited the Montgomery bus boycott.
✊🏾Parks' actions inspired a generation of civil rights leaders.
🏛️The Supreme Court ruled that bus segregation was unconstitutional.
🎖️Rosa Parks received numerous accolades for her contributions to the civil rights movement.
Who was Rosa Parks?
—Rosa Parks was a black activist known as the mother of the civil rights movement.
What did Rosa Parks do?
—Rosa Parks defied racial segregation on a Montgomery bus, sparking the historic Montgomery bus boycott.
What was the Montgomery bus boycott?
—The Montgomery bus boycott was a citywide boycott organized in response to Rosa Parks' arrest, lasting over a year.
What was the outcome of the Montgomery bus boycott?
—The Supreme Court ruled that bus segregation was unconstitutional, marking a major victory for the civil rights movement.
What awards did Rosa Parks receive?
—Rosa Parks received numerous accolades, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal.
00:00Rosa Parks' early experiences with racial discrimination shaped her activism.
01:24Her refusal to give up her bus seat ignited the Montgomery bus boycott.
02:13Parks' actions inspired a generation of civil rights leaders.
02:23The Supreme Court ruled that bus segregation was unconstitutional.
02:52Rosa Parks received numerous accolades for her contributions to the civil rights movement.
