Rosa Parks's early life was shaped by significant historical events, including racial segregation and the Great Migration. Growing up in Alabama, Parks witnessed the harsh realities of Jim Crow laws and systemic racism, which deeply influenced her activism. Her involvement with the NAACP and exposure to civil rights leaders laid the groundwork for her pivotal role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Parks’s experiences of inequality fueled her steadfast commitment to justice and equality for African Americans, illustrating how historical context shaped her as a figure of the civil rights movement.