Rosa Parks, she was born February 4th, 1913. Parks is from Tuskegee Alabama.She became active in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and was a seamstress. In 1957 Rosa Parks moved to Detroit, Michigan.From 1965 to 1988 she worked in the office of Michigan congressman John Conyers, Jr.In Rosa’s honor the Rosa Parks Freedom Award was created.In 1979 she was awarded the Spingarn medal. Parks founded an institute where children can be educated and learn leadership skills, in 1987.She wrote an autobiography in 1992 called, Rosa Parks: My Story.Rosa Parks won 2 Presidential awards, Presidential medal of Freedom, and the Congressional Gold Medal of Honor. Rosa Parks her story inspires many. …show more content…
She refused to give up her seat to a white man. It was in Montgomery Alabama. It took place on December 1st, 1955. She was tired of being mistreated because of her race, so she didn’t want to sit on the back of the bus so she sat where she wanted to. Parks refused to move, but the other three African americans obeyed.$14 was the fine Parks had to pay after she was arrested for her “crime”.In montgomery the first 10 seats were reserved for white people and the back 10 were for black people, theoretically. She made a brave decision that