Hidden in Plain Sight: Black Female Leadership in the Montgomery Bus Boycott
This lesson brings forward the stories of Black women and girls whose activism and leadership were key to the success of the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Rosa Parks, 1956.
Source: Library of Congress.
Rosa Parks was a civil rights activist who was honored in 2005 by the United States Congress with a National Statuary Hall of the United States Capitol. Parks is most remembered for refusing to give up her seat to a white rider on December 1, 1955, becoming the Montgomery Bus Boycott. However, she had a long history of civil rights activism prior to 1955. Parks served as the secretary for the NAACP from 1943 to 1957, contributed to investigations of the rape of Recy Taylor, attended meetings related to the Scottsboro Boys, and was a member of the League of Women Voters.
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