EVANGELICAL WOMEN IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1900; ROSA L. PARKS P/12

 

In this post I will focus on a woman named Rosa L. McCauley Parks. She was born in Tuskegee, Alabama and  lived from 1913 - 2005. As a child, she went to an industrial school for girls and later enrolled at Alabama State Teachers College for Negroes (present-day Alabama State University). Unfortunately, Rosa was forced to withdraw after her grandmother became ill. Church wise, Rosa was a life-long member of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.

Growing up in the segregated South, Rosa was frequently confronted with racial discrimination and violence. She became active in the Civil Rights Movement at a young age.

Rosa married a local barber by the name of Raymond Parks when she was nineteen years old. He was actively fighting to end racial injustice. Together, Rosa and her husband worked with many social organisations. Eventually, Rosa was elected secretary of the Montgomery chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP).