Rosa Parks Day celebrates not only her legacy and individual courage but also the strength of collective action, the power of leadership, and the transformative impact of a community working together to confront and dismantle oppression.
As a trained activist and officer of the NAACP, Parks’ action was supported by a network of organizers and community leaders who quickly mobilized to amplify her stand into a powerful movement for change.
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks intentional refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery, Alabama bus, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a transformative event in the Civil Rights Movement.
Beyond this historic moment, Parks was a lifelong advocate for racial and social justice, working tirelessly to dismantle inequality. Her legacy highlights not only the power of individual courage but also the strength of collective action in the fight for civil rights.
