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Rosa Parks
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1913 Rosa Parks was born
Born
Rosa Parks was born Rosa Louise McCauley on February 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Alabama. After her parents, James and Leona McCauley, separated when Rosa was two, Rosa’s mother moved the family to Pine Level, Alabama, to live with her parents, Rose and Sylvester Edwards.
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Biography
- Rosa Parks was born on February 4, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama.
- Her full name is Rosa Louise McCauley Parks.
- She moved with her parents, James and Leona McCauley, to another city in Alabama.
- They moved to live with Rosa's mother's parents.
- She had a brother named Sylvester, born in 1915.
Rosa Parks Story
The Rosa Parks Story
After a long day of work, Rosa Parks, a 42 year old woman, was on her way home. On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus for a white man. People say that she was the first black person to be imprisoned. But it's not true. There was a black woman just before her that was imprisoned. Her name was Claudette Colvin, she was 15 years old when she was arrested for resisting bus segregation in Montgomery, Alabama 1955. Rosa Parks lead an extraordanary life. But the world only knows half the story.
Influences
People That Influenced Her/ Organizations She Started
- Like every body in the world, she had influences. Some of her influences in life were her Mother, and her maternal Grandparents. Her mother's name was Leona McCauley. Her mom was a school Teacher at the school that Rosa went to. To avoid racists people after the supreme courts decicion, Rosa and her family had moved to detroit.
- Rosa Parks started an organization with her husband, Raymond Parks, known as an institute of self developement. The organization provided career training for African American youths but it also involved a pathway to gain their freedom. They were educating young men and women by teaching them about civil rights and civil cases.