Rosa Parks

Young Life
When Rosa was a young girl, her father and mother divorced
Her mother moved the family to Alabama with her grandparents who
were former slaves
Rosa attended a one-room segregated school
Rosa left school in the 11th grade to take care of her sick grandmother
Rosa began to work at a shirt factory in Montgomery
When Rosa was 19 she meet Raymond Parks who was an active
member of the NAAC

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In 1932 Raymond and Rosa got married

In 1933 Raymond Help Rosa get her High school
diploma
Rosa became an active member in the Montgomery
chapter of the NAACP in 1943
She was the secretary of the president of the NAACP
until 1957
She, as well as her husband lost their jobs after the
Montgomery Bus incident
In 1992 Rosa published her autobiography; Rosa
Parks: My Story
Rosa later died on October 24, 2005 at 92 years of
age

The Bus
On December 1, 1995 Rosa boarded the
Montgomery Bus after a long day at work
When white people boarded the bus the
driver ordered Rosa and three other
African Americans to move
When Rosa refused, the driver called the
authorities and had her arrested that
night
Rosa was bailed out of prison that night

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Many people were outraged by the
mistreatment of Rosa on the bus so they
stood up for her
One woman even printed 52,500 flyers to
people reading:
This is for Monday, December 5, 1955. Another Negro woman has been arrested and thrown into jail
because she refused to get up out of her seat on the bus for a white person to sit down. . . . This has to
be stopped. Negroes have rights too, for if Negroes did not ride the buses, they could not operate. Threefourths of the riders are Negroes, yet we are arrested, or have to stand behind empty seats. If you do not
do something to stop those arrests, they will continue. The next time it may be you, or your daughter or
your mother.
This womans case will come up on Monday. We are, therefore, asking every Negro to stay off the buses
Monday in protest of the arrest and trial. Don't ride the buses to work, to town, to school, or anywhere
on Monday. . . . If you work, take a cab or walk. But please, children and grownups, don't ride the bus at
all on Monday. Please stay off of all buses, Monday. (Wright 1991, 36)

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Rosa Received many awards:
1979-NAACP Spingarn Medal
1980-NAACP Martin Luther King Jr. Award
1983-Rosa was added to Michigan Womens Hall of Fame
1992-The Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience
1996-The Presidential Medal of Freedom
1998-The National Underground Railroad Freedom Centers International
Freedom Conductor Award
1999-The Congressional Gold Medal
1999-The Detroit-Windsor International Freedom Award
1999-In Times Top 20 most
2000-Alabamas Governor's Medal of Honor for extraordinary courage

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On October 24, 2005, Rosa
entered her eternal home. Even
after her death, she still inspires
young people everywhere to stand
up for themselves and others
through her legacy.

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