This Wikipedia entry provides a comprehensive biography of Rosa Parks, exploring her life from her childhood in segregated Alabama to her enduring status as a civil rights icon. While famous for her 1955 arrest for refusing to surrender her bus seat, the text emphasizes that she was a seasoned activist and secretary for the NAACP long before the Montgomery bus boycott. The source details her later move to Detroit, where she continued her advocacy by supporting political prisoners and the Black Power movement. Additionally, the article examines the historical legacy of Parks, noting how she has been memorialized through numerous awards and monuments while scholars debate her public image as a "qui ...