He orders the people in Mrs. Parks's row to move to the back of the bus, where there are no open seats. No one budges at first. But when the driver barks at the black passengers a second time, they all get up.
Find out from Mrs. Parks herself! She explains how she felt on the bus that day in her interview. From the late 19th through the midth centuries, segregation laws in Southern states separated African Americans and whites in almost every aspect of public life -- from railroad cars and schools to restrooms and drinking fountains.
Varying from state to state, these laws were supposed to establish facilities that were "separate but equal. United States, Tennessee, Nashville.
Signs Notices. Information signs. Racial discrimination. Rest rooms. Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company.
On December 1, , Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Her courageous act of protest was considered the spark that ignited the Civil Rights movement. For decades, Martin Luther King Jr. But by the time of this button, Parks was beginning to receive long-overdue recognition. United States, Connecticut, Hampton. Buttons Information artifacts. Lapel pins. Motown Record Corporation. United States, Michigan, Detroit.
Phonograph records. Record covers. Sound recordings. Civil rights leaders. King, Martin Luther, Jr. His leadership during the turbulent s and s urged on legislative and social change. This button -- created after King's assassination in -- commemorates his efforts to secure freedom and justice for African Americans. AAA Novelty. United States, District of Columbia, Washington. She posed here in the Mattox House, the s Georgia home of an African-American family, after she spoke to students.
That day, many youngsters who recognized her from school lessons also rushed to greet her. Henry Ford Organization. Photographic Department.
United States, Michigan, Dearborn. Photographic prints. Mattox Family Home. Greenfield Village. Connect to more great educational resources:. Aspiring Innovators Resource Guide. What If. Rosa Parks brought together a unique blend of life experiences, a commitment to racial justice, and a flawless reputation to transform a single act of defiance into a defining moment for the modern American civil rights movement.
The time had just come when I had been pushed as far as I could stand to be pushed, I suppose. Rosa Parks. Rosa Parks Bus View in our Collections on thehenryford. Artifact Bus. Date Made Summary Inside this bus on December 1, , Rosa Parks, a soft-spoken African-American seamstress, refused to give up her seat to a white man, breaking existing segregation laws.
Creators General Motors Corporation. Object ID Get more details in Digital Collections at: thehenryford. What is The Henry Ford? Tweet Share Email. Rosa Parks February 4, —October 24, Artifact Guidebook. Creators Victor H. Gift of the Automobile Club of Michigan. This famous photograph was taken on December 21, , a day after the U. Supreme Court ruled Montgomery's segregated bus system illegal.
Visit Museum. In the middle of the crowded bus, Parks was arrested for her refusal to relinquish her seat on Dec. Parks, 42, paid a fine and was briefly locked up. I was not old, although some people have an image of me as being old then. I was No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in. This event then lit a fire under the effort to end segregation and promote equal citizenship and treatment for African-Americans. For the NAACP, Parks was the perfect person to be the face of the Montgomery bus boycott, and on the day Parks went to court, the group arranged for a one-day boycott of passenger buses.
I had not planned to get arrested. I had plenty to do without having to end up in jail. The more we gave in, the more we complied with that kind of treatment, the more oppressive it became.
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