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Rosa Parks
The Rosa Parks Portal is intended to be the web resource directory
for all Rosa Parks sites online.
On December 1, 1955, seamstress Rosa Parks changed America forever
when she was arrested for refusing to yield her seat to a white patron
on a Montgomery, Alabama city bus. Mrs. Parks was found guilty of disorderly
conduct and that lead directly to the famous Montgomery
Bus Boycott. However, Mrs. Parks was not the "quiet seamstress" as
the media has often portrayed her. In 1943 she became a member of the
Montgomery chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People (NAACP), and she served as its secretary until 1956. After
the Bus Boycott, Mrs. Parks lost her job and, with her husband and mother,
relocated to Detroit in 1957. In 1965 she joined the staff of U.S. Representative
John Conyers of Michigan and worked until her retirement in 1988. In 1999
she was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal of Honor, the highest honour
a civilian can receive in the United States.
Mrs. Parks passed away October 24, 2005, at the age of 92.
Editor's Note: Most of the earlier news links are no longer reachable
on the web. Some, however, still are. Each website has its own policy
concerning the length of time they leave a link active. In any case, the
articles can probably be purchased directly from the news agency in question.
Biographies
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: The Rosa Parks Page.
InfoPlease Short paragraph, but nine links.
Rosa Parks, My Story Amazon.com's review of autobiography.
Quiet Strength Rosa Parks and Gregory J. Reed delve into why she acted, reviewed by Amazon.com.
The Year They Walked : Rosa Parks and the Bus Boycott Amazon review
of Beatrice Siegal's 1992 book aimed at middle s
choolers.
I am Rosa Parks Barnesandnoble.com review of autobiography aimed at
grade schoolers.
Autobiography of a People Good Amazon.com review of Herb Boyd's "Autobiography of a People : Three Centuries of
African American History Told by Those Who Lived It,"
which, in part, "captures in its intensity, pain and triumph by Paul Robeson, Rosa Parks, Ella Baker and James Forman."
Bus Ride to Justice Amazon.com review of Fred Gray's "Bus Ride to Justice : Changing the System by the System : Th
e Life and Works of
Fred D. Gray Preacher, Attorney, Politician : Lawyer for Rosa Parks."
About.com One of the best. Excellent site with two bios and numerous links.
Achievement.org Excellent section honoring Mrs. Parks. Includes a biography, a two page 1995 interview, many pictures, audio and video.
American Civil Rights Movement Eclectic tribute site to Reverend King, JFK, Malcolm X, Jesse Jackson, the Black Panthers and Mrs. Parks.
Has some decent links.
Biography.com Four paragraph biography, one link.
Colored Reflections Quality civil rights site. The entry for Mrs Parks is brief, but, as a saving grace,
it has 11 student tributes.
Encarta Online Disappointingly brief paragraph concerning Mother Parks.
GrandTimes Monthly online Senior-Citizen magazine's Black History Month tribute to Mrs. Parks.
History Channel 3 paragraph bio where we learn that Mrs Parks attended a private liberal school as an adolescent.
Jaywhy's personal page A personal tribute to Mother Parks, notable because it contains three links.
Lee and Low Books Cute blurb for children's book about Mrs. Parks's effect on a modern African-American girl.
Montgomery Bus Boycott Page Encarta entry Wikipeida Entry
Script for "The Montgomery Bus Boycott" Narrative Play Fine 33 page narrative, in .pdf form, gives excellent background info.
National Network for Childcare Looking for a Story to tell? Hints on how to act out the Rosa Parks story for little ones.
Awards
Senator Levin Press Release Press Release nominating Mrs. Parks for the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Congresswoman Julia Carson Press Release: "House Passes Carson Bill to Award Congressional Gold Medal to Rosa Parks."
CNN Rosa Parks honored with Congressional Gold Medal. Excellent site, includes a great amount of video of Senators Abraham, Daschle and
Speaker Dennis Hastert, President Clinton, Jesse Jackson and Mrs. Parks. It's sites like this that show the potential of the Internet.
Time Magazines 100 Heroes and Icons Very nice 3 page bio, with pop-up audio on page one.
Springarn Medal Awarded to Mrs. Parks in 1979, the Spingarn Medal is awarded annually by the National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People for outstanding achievement by a black American.
100 important women About.com names Mrs. Parks as one of the 100 most important women in history.
National Women's Hall of Fame Short bio page and no mention of which year Mrs. Parks was inducted.
Barbara Walters 100 Women of the century The complete list.
Troy State University article re the groundbreaking ceremonies for the Troy State University Montgomery Rosa Parks Library and Museum.
Newspaper Articles
Detroit News Special Report Mother of the Movement: Rosa Parks 1913-2005 October 25, 2005
Detroit News Special Report on Mrs. Parks lying in state at the Capital Rotunda in Washington, D.C. October 31, 2005
Detroit News Details of Parks' Funeral Almost Complete November 01, 2005
Online Searches
Biliofind search Bibliofind searches online used book
brokers and many Rosa Parks items can be found.
e-bay search Search of auction site turns up 19 items, including a signed cancelled check be
ing offered for $49.
Powells.com search Search of the World's Largest Used Bookstore turns &
up 25 items.
Amazon.com auction search Autographed copy of "My Story by Rosa Parks with
Jim Haskins" is being offered for $495.
Amazon.com general search Search turns up fifty seven items, most of which are children's books
about Mrs. Parks.
Library of Congress First page of Library of Congress search
Encyclopedia Brittanica Search Search results for "Rosa Parks."
The Lycos 50 Mrs. Parks places number 38 on the the "50 most popular user searches for the week ending February 12, 2000", due, in part, to
Black History Month searches.
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