"BLACK WOMEN THAT FOUGHT FOR AFRICAN FREEDOM" Rosa Parks is one of them. If you know something about her achievement towards Africans you can drop your opinion at the comment section for more education,we are here to learn and we are here to teach each other. Rosa Parks Rosa Parks was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, in 1913. She grew up during a time of racial segregation and experienced firsthand the injustices of Jim Crow laws. From a young age, she was determined to challenge the status quo, and her activism began in her teenage years when she joined the NAACP. Parks is best known for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. She became an icon of resistance and courage, and her actions sparked a bus boycott that lasted over a year. She was inspired by African-American leaders of the time and dedicated her life to the civil rights movement.