27 moments
Birth in Tuskegee
· Tuskegee, Alabama, United States
Rosa Louise McCauley, later Rosa Parks, was born in Tuskegee.
Enrollment at Montgomery Industrial School for Girls
· Montgomery Industrial School for Girls, Montgomery, Alabama, United States
At age eleven, Parks enrolled at the Montgomery Industrial School for Girls, beginning her education in Montgomery. Coordinate is a representative point for Montgomery because the source does not identify the school's historic building location.
Settling in Montgomery after marriage
· Montgomery, Alabama, United States
After marrying Raymond Parks, Rosa Parks settled in Montgomery, where the couple's civil-rights work would develop.
Work at Maxwell Air Force Base
· Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Parks began employment at the integrated Maxwell Air Force Base training facility near Montgomery.
NAACP meetings in Montgomery
· Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Parks began attending meetings of the Montgomery chapter of the NAACP, beginning the formal organizational work that preceded the bus boycott. Coordinate represents Montgomery; the cited text does not identify a meeting address.
Highlander Folk School workshop
· Highlander Folk School, Monteagle, Tennessee, United States
Parks attended activist training at Highlander Folk School, where interracial work and living arrangements offered a contrast to Jim Crow segregation. The source supports summer 1955 but not a specific month or day.
Emmett Till meeting
· Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Parks attended a Montgomery meeting concerning the lynching of Emmett Till. The meeting venue is not specified in the cited text.
Arrest and detention at Montgomery City Hall
· Montgomery City Hall, Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Police arrested Parks after her refusal to relinquish her bus seat; she was taken to City Hall to complete arrest forms before being transferred to jail. Coordinate marks Montgomery City Hall; the cited text distinguishes the later jail transfer but does not give its address.
Boarding the bus at Court Square
· Court Square, Montgomery, Alabama, United States
After leaving work, Parks went to Court Square, boarded a city bus, and took a seat in its middle section before refusing to move. The coordinates mark Court Square, the documented bus-boarding area.
Trial at Montgomery City Hall
· Montgomery City Hall, Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Parks pleaded not guilty at her segregation-law trial, where she was convicted and fined; the proceeding helped prompt the continuing Montgomery bus boycott.
Boycott-related visit and address
· Detroit, Michigan, United States
During the boycott year, Parks traveled to Detroit, visited her brother, and addressed United Auto Workers Local 600. The cited text identifies Detroit but not the Local 600 speaking venue.
Symbolic integrated bus ride
· Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain (United States; published between 1931 and 1963 and copyright not renewed) · file After court rulings ended bus segregation, Parks made a symbolic ride near the front of a Montgomery city bus. The source supports December 1956 but does not identify the particular bus route or stop.
Relocation to Detroit
· Detroit, Michigan, United States
Facing economic insecurity, threats, and conflict within Montgomery Improvement Association leadership, Parks left Montgomery for Detroit. Coordinate represents Detroit; her initial residence was with a cousin before the family rented an apartment.
Hostess work in Hampton
· Hampton, Virginia, United States
Parks temporarily relocated to Hampton, Virginia, to work as a hostess at the Holly Tree Inn. The source gives the beginning month but not the end date of this stay.
Return to Detroit
· Detroit, Michigan, United States
Parks returned to Detroit after her short period of work in Hampton. The year is established by the immediately preceding account of her October 1957 move to Hampton.
Virginia Park Street residence
· Virginia Park Street, Detroit, Michigan, United States
After recovering sufficiently to work at Stockton Sewing Company, Parks and her family moved to a flat on Virginia Park Street in Detroit. Coordinate is a representative point on Virginia Park Street; the cited text does not provide a street number.
SCLC convention attendance
· Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Parks attended the Southern Christian Leadership Conference convention in Birmingham as part of her continuing civil-rights activity. The convention venue is not specified in the cited text.
March on Washington
· National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Wikimedia Commons · Publication restricted Parks traveled to Washington to take part in the March on Washington and was honored during its Tribute to Women segment. Coordinate marks the National Mall, the march's principal gathering area.
Selma-to-Montgomery marches
· Selma-to-Montgomery march route, Alabama, United States
Parks participated in the Selma-to-Montgomery marches, supporting the voting-rights campaign in Alabama. The source does not specify which march day or route segment she attended; coordinate is a representative point on the Selma-to-Montgomery route.
Philadelphia Black Power conference
· Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Parks took part in the Black Power movement by attending a Black Power conference in Philadelphia. The conference venue is not specified in the cited text.
National Black Political Convention
· Gary, Indiana, United States
Parks continued her Black Power-era activism by attending the National Black Political Convention in Gary. The cited biography supports the year; the convention was held March 10–12, 1972.
Democratic National Convention appearance
· The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
At the 1988 Democratic National Convention in Atlanta, Jesse Jackson brought Parks on stage during the convention program. The Omni was later demolished; coordinates identify its former site.
Anti-apartheid birthday gala speech
· Washington, District of Columbia, United States
At a Washington gala celebrating her birthday, Parks spoke in support of releasing Nelson Mandela. The gala venue is not specified in the cited text.
Attack at her Detroit home
· Detroit, Michigan, United States
Parks was assaulted and robbed at home in Detroit, an event after which she moved from downtown Detroit to a gated community. The source does not publish the home address; coordinate represents Detroit.
Museum groundbreaking
· Rosa Parks Library and Museum site, Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Parks attended the groundbreaking for the Troy University Rosa Parks Library and Museum at the site associated with her 1955 arrest.
Rosa Parks Library and Museum dedication
· Davis Theatre for the Performing Arts, Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Parks returned to Montgomery as guest of honor for the dedication of the Rosa Parks Library and Museum and gave remarks during the ceremony.
Death in Detroit
· Detroit, Michigan, United States
Parks died of natural causes at her Detroit home at age ninety-two. The home address is not provided in the cited text; coordinate represents Detroit, identified as her place of death in the article.