Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr.,1955
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, a humble seamstress working in downtown Montgomery, Alabama, boarded a bus like any other day. Little did she know her simple act of defiance would catapult her to the forefront of the civil rights movement. When ordered to relinquish her seat to accommodate white passengers, Rosa refused to yield, steadfast in her conviction.

Her defiance led to her arrest, igniting a 13-month-long boycott of the city’s buses—a watershed moment in black activism. Rosa Parks became a symbol of resistance, shedding light on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s tireless efforts for civil rights. From that pivotal moment, history was forever altered, and the echoes of Rosa’s courage continue to reverberate through time’s annals.