Rosa Parks: Quick Facts
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Today in History: October 30, Rosa Parks the first woman to lie in honor at the U.S. Capitol
• Oct. 30, 2026, 3:00 AM ET (The San Jose Mercury News)
Facts
| Also Known As | Rosa Louise McCauley |
|---|---|
| Born | February 4, 1913 • Tuskegee • Alabama |
| Died | October 24, 2005 (aged 92) • Detroit • Michigan |
| Awards And Honors | Presidential Medal of Freedom (1996) • Spingarn Medal (1979) |
| Role In | American civil rights movement • Million Man March • Montgomery bus boycott |
Did You Know?
- Rosa Parks called Malcolm X her hero, and they interacted several times during the American civil rights movement.
- Rosa Parks was a lifelong activist, as was her husband.
- Rosa Parks was not the first black woman to refuse to move from her bus seat; Claudette Colvin had done the same nine months earlier, and countless women had before that.
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