Celebrating American Civil Rights Activist Rosa Parks with 10 of Her Best Quotes
Known as the Mother of the Civil Rights Movement, Rosa Parks was an African-American activist recognized for her pivotal role in the fight for ending racial segregation in the 1950s. She made history when refusing to give up her seat to a white man while riding the public bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Although Parks was arrested for this due to Jim Crow laws that legalized racial segregation, her efforts were not in vain, as they ignited the spark of the Montgomery Bus Boycott which rapidly became a nationwide fight for Civil Rights in the country. In 1956, a federal lawsuit against the city of Montgomery of Alabama concluded with the ruling that bus segregation is unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.
Parks' legacy was solidified in history as she was presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Metal. She also became the first woman to lie in honor within the U.S. Capitol Rotunda when she passed in 2005. Today, her activism for equal rights continues to ring throughout the Black Lives Matter Movement.
In honor of her birthday, L’OFFICIEL presents 10 inspirational quotes from Parks on the importance of advocacy and bravery.
