Rosa Parks Height, Weight, Age, Facts, Biography

Rosa Parks was an American civil rights activist who is remembered as one of the most prominent figures of the Montgomery bus boycott campaign which was a political and social protest campaign against racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama.

Age

She was born on February 4, 1913.

Died

Rosa Parks died of natural causes on October 24, 2005, at the age of 92 in Detroit, Michigan, United States.

Resting Place

Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan, United States

Sun Sign

Aquarius

Boyfriend / Spouse

Rosa Parks had dated –

1. Raymond Parks (1932-1977)

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

• Wore glasses
• Powerful persona

Religion

She grew up as a member of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME).

Rosa Parks Facts

1. Her parents separated when she was young and Parks and her brother were raised by her mother and maternal grandparents.
2. On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested after she refused to give up her seat to a white male.
3. She received a multitude of honors and recognitions for her extraordinary achievements in the field of civil rights and was inducted into Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame in 1983 and into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in 1993.
4. Rosa Parks was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1996.

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