Dyersburg in Dyer County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Mrs. Rosa M. Parks

Mother of the Modern Civil Rights Movement

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 23, 2023

1. Mrs. Rosa M. Parks Marker

Inscription. Mrs. Ross McCauley Parks (1913-2005). She was tired: her feet ached. The year was 1955 in the month of December when this seamstress was returning home on the Cleveland Street bus in Montgomery, Alabama. She was ordered to give up her seat to a white man. When she remained seated, that simple decision eventually led to the disintegration of institutionalized segregation in the south, ushering in a new era of the civil rights movement.

The citizens of Dyersburg, Tennessee gratefully acknowledge how far we've come and how much better we can be if we step beyond the shackles of the past.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Women. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1955.

Location. 36° 3.886′ N, 89° 20.73′ W. Marker is in Dyersburg, Tennessee, in Dyer County. Marker is on Saint John Avenue (U.S. 51) east of Sylvan Road, in the median. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dyersburg TN 38024, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Otho French Strahl (approx. 2.9 miles away); Brig. Gen. Otho French Strahl (approx. 3 miles away); Dyersburg City Cemetery Confederate Memorial (approx. 3 miles away); First United Methodist Church, Dyersburg (approx. 3.1 miles

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away); Emmett Kelly, Jr. (approx. 3.1 miles away); The Bank of Dyersburg (approx. 3.2 miles away); Minglewood and “The Minglewood Blues” (approx. 3.2 miles away); Dyer County in the War (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dyersburg.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 23, 2023

2. Mrs. Rosa M. Parks Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 2, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 87 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 2, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.