#DidYouKnow Civil rights activist, community leader, seamstress, wife, and NAACP Secretary and Investigator, Mrs. Rosa Parks was among the 1st people to receive a #FreedomAward here at the National Civil Rights Museum in 1991? - Called “The Mother of the Civil Rights Movement” she dedicated her life to the fight for social justice. Angry over the lynching of Emmett Till and learning of the acquittal of Till’s murder, she decided to stand up by remaining seated on a Montgomery Buss on December 1, 1955. Her refusal to move for a white passenger led to her arrest and sparked the 381-day Montgomery Bus Boycott. - To learn more about this year’s honorees, visit the #LinkInBio #BeOurGuest #TrailBlazers #LeadByExample #CivlRights #WomenLead #HumanRights #StrongerTogether #1964CivilRightsAct #ForwardTogether