A rosa parks timeline and biography

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  • Rosa parks accomplishments
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    1913Rosa Parks was born

    Rosa Louis McCauley was born in Tuskegee, Alabama on February 4th. Her parents were James and Leona McCauley. James was a carpenter and Leona was a schoolteacher. 1932Married

    Rosa married Raymond Parks, a barber, on December 18th. She was 19 years old. 1943Forced off of segregated bus

    Rosa Parks bravely refused to give up her seat to a white man and is ejected from a racially segregated bus. She becomes secretary of the Montgomery NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, an organization formed to promote use of the courts to restore the legal rights of black Americans). 1946Race Riots

    The U.S. Supreme Court banned segregation in interstate bus travel on June 3rd. Race riots occur in Alabama and Pennsylvania. The National Committee on Civil Rights is created by President Harry Truman to investigate racism in America on December 5th. 1954Racial Segregation in Schools Unconstitutional

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    Rosa Parks

    American civil rights activist (1913–2005)

    For other uses, see Rosa Parks (disambiguation).

    Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an American activist in the civil rights movement, best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott. The United States Congress has honored her as "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom movement".

    Parks became an NAACP activist in 1943, participating in several high-profile civil rights campaigns. On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Parks rejected bus driver James F. Blake's order to vacate a row of four seats in the "colored" section in favor of a white female passenger who had complained to the driver, once the "white" section was filled.[2] Parks was not the first person to resist bus segregation,[3] but the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) believed that she was the best candidate for seeing through

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    A History Timeline About Rosa Parks

    Rosa Parks was a prominent civil rights activist who refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus in 1955, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott. This act of defiance became a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement and led to the eventual desegregation of public transportation. Parks continued to kamp for racial justice throughout her life, working with the NAACP and speaking out against discrimination. She is remembered as a symbol of courage and resilience in the face of injustice.

    Early Life

    Rosa Parks was born Rosa Louise McCauley on February 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Alabama. She was the granddaughter of slaves and her mother was a teacher. Parks grew up in a deeply segregated amerika, where African Americans were denied basic rights such as voting, education, and equal opportunities. Despite the challenges, Parks' mother taught her to stand up for herself and others.

    Montgomery Bus Boycott

    On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks re