Rosa Parks became a civil rights icon for refusing to give up her bus seat, but it led to personal and financial hardship for years.

Rosa Parks smiles during a ceremony where she ... She became a domestic worker and a seamstress, marrying Raymond Parks in 1932 and eventually earning her high school diploma—a rare ...

Rosa Parks was actively involved in civil rights work long before the famous bus incident. She joined the NAACP in 1943. McDonalds Black History Month - 360Wise ...

As a young woman, Rosa moved to Montgomery, Alabama, to live with her husband, Raymond Parks. Raymond was a barber and an active member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored ...