Rosa Parks

"I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear."

Rosa Parks

often called the “first lady of civil rights;” her statue unveiled today in the U.S. Capitol; 

most statues in the Capitol donated by states; this tribute unanimously authorized by the 109th Congress

Week 12: Rosa Parks

In honor of National Women's History Month:

“The more we gave in, the more we complied with that kind of treatment, the more oppressive it became.”

—Rosa Parks
Mother of the
Modern-Day Civil
Rights Movement,
named one of the 20
most influential and
iconic figures of the
20th century