Rosa Parks' life experiences profoundly influenced the modern civil rights movement. Growing up in the segregated South, she faced systemic racism, which galvanized her commitment to social justice. The pivotal event of her refusal to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, catalyzed the Montgomery Bus Boycott and made her an emblem of resistance. Parks’ involvement in various civil rights organizations, including the NAACP, demonstrated her activism. Her courage not only inspired a generation but also became a powerful symbol of the struggle for equality and human rights.