Rosa Parks is a prominent figure in the civil rights movement, best known for her refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955. This act of civil disobedience sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which was a major event in the civil rights movement. Parks was also an active member of the NAACP and other civil rights organizations. Her legacy is honored in many parks of civil rights history, such as the ROSA Parks Library and Museum in Montgomery, Alabama.