Rosa Parks Bronze Medal
Rosa Parks’ refused to move from her bus seat in protest and instead moved the Nation. While riding a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, Parks was arrested after peacefully refusing to give up her seat to a white man. For this protest she was arrested, sparking outrage across the country, and starting the famous Montgomery Bus Boycott. Parks worked with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and prominent civil rights leaders, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., to organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott which gained National attention and led to de-segregating the Montgomery Bus system. She is recognized as the “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement” for her bravery and committed work which sparked one of the most important social movements in 20th century America.
Rosa Parks work did not start there – before her famous protest, she served in her local chapter of the NAACP and was a prominent leader for equality in her community. Throughout her life she continued to be a force for justice, advocating for equality, voting rights, and housing for the homeless. After leaving Alabama, she and her husband founded the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute of Self-Development to provide job training and education to young Black Americans. In 1999, her life’s work was honored with a Congressional Gold Medal, the highest expression of national appreciation.
The Bronze Rosa Parks Medal is a replica of the Congressional Gold Medal honoring her contributions to the nation during the civil rights movement.
Rosa Parks is recognized as the “first lady of civil rights” and the “Mother of the freedom movement,” and her quiet dignity ignited the most significant social movement in the history of the United States. Parks was arrested on December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, for refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white man, and her stand for equal rights became legendary.
The obverse features her portrait with “ROSA PARKS” inscribed along the top and “MOTHER OF THE MODERN DAY CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT” centered along the bottom and sides. The reverse features the inscription “QUIET STRENGTH” centered along the top, framed by a swag of oak leaves on the left and right sides and the inscriptions “PRIDE, DIGNITY, COURAGE” and “BY ACT OF CONGRESS 1999” centered across the bottom.
Rosa Parks’ refused to move from her bus seat in protest and instead moved the Nation. While riding a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, Parks was arrested after peacefully refusing to give up her seat to a white man. For this protest she was arrested, sparking outrage across the country, and starting the famous Montgomery Bus Boycott. Parks worked with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and prominent civil rights leaders, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., to organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott which gained National attention and led to de-segregating the Montgomery Bus system. She is recognized as the “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement” for her bravery and committed work which sparked one of the most important social movements in 20th century America.
Rosa Parks work did not start there – before her famous protest, she served in her local chapter of the NAACP and was a prominent leader for equality in her community. Throughout her life she continued to be a force for justice, advocating for equality, voting rights, and housing for the homeless. After leaving Alabama, she and her husband founded the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute of Self-Development to provide job training and education to young Black Americans. In 1999, her life’s work was honored with a Congressional Gold Medal, the highest expression of national appreciation.