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Rosa Parks's Life in Weeks

Civil rights activist whose refusal to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott and became a defining moment of the American civil rights movement.

1913–2005 American Civil Rights Activist 4,837 weeks (93 years)

Rosa Parks's 4,837 Weeks

Each box represents one week. Lived weeks Key milestones

4,837
Total Weeks
33,859
Days Lived
6
Key Milestones
93
Years

Key Milestones

Age 19 · Week ~988

Married Raymond Parks, an NAACP activist

Age 30 · Week ~1,560

Became secretary of the Montgomery chapter of the NAACP

Age 42 · Week ~2,184

Refused to give up her bus seat, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott

Age 44 · Week ~2,288

Moved to Detroit and continued civil rights work

Age 74 · Week ~3,848

Founded the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development

Age 83 · Week ~4,316

Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Legacy

Her act of defiance on December 1, 1955 catalyzed the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which lasted 381 days and led to a Supreme Court ruling desegregating public transportation.

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