Rosa Parks Born: February 4‚ 1913 Died: October 24‚ 2005 Hometown: Tuskegee‚ Alabama A NOBLE‚ HEROIC‚ BRAVE WOMAN “People always say that I didn’t give up my seat because I was tired‚ but that isn’t true. No‚ the only tired I was‚ was tired of giving in.” “Have you ever been hurt and the place tries to heal a bit‚ and you just pull the scar off of it over and over again.” Accomplishments & Major Events 1943-Rosa joins NAACP 1943-Forced off of segregated bus for accidentally
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Rosa Parks Date: February 4‚ 1913-Otober 24‚ 2005 On February 4‚ 1913‚ Rosa Louise McCauley was born in Tuskegee‚ Alabama to parents James McCauley and Leona Edwards. Her father was employed as a carpenter and her mother as a teacher. In her younger years she was sick much of the time‚ and as a result‚ was a small child. Her parents eventually separated and her mother took her and her brother and moved to Pine Level‚ a town adjacent to Montgomery‚ Alabama
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Rosa Parks Assignment-Due at the end of Class Choose one of the following Activities: Choice A: Individual Write 3 diary entries from Rosa Park’s point of view about three incidents in the story. How do you imagine she felt? What did she hope for? What did she fear? The entries MUST be 1 page in length. Choice B: Individual Imagine you are Rosa’s mother‚ Leona. Write a letter to a relative in the North describing what happened to your daughter (Rosa). Be sure to explain the events
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After much reading on all the different people who have made a difference in the world I became fascinated by the works of Rosa Parks. She was a true American heroine and an inspiration to all the women of the worlds. Rosa Parks made a difference by taking a seat on a bus but she raised her voice by staying put. A Rosa park was an inspiration to all the black people of the United States but without knowing it she was making a difference for colored people for women and for humanity. She stood up
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was Rosa Parks. Rosa Parks influenced the Montgomery Boycott that eventually led to the lifting of segregated seating laws for public transportation. Rosa Louise McCauley was born on February 4‚ 1913 in Tuskegee‚ Alabama. She attended local schools until the age of eleven where she then attended the Industrial School for Girls in Montgomery. Years later she ceased to attend school in order to take care of her grandmother and then her mother. In 1932 she married a man named Raymond Parks‚ a barber
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The reason as to why Rosa refused to give up her seat: On December 1st 1955‚ Rosa Parks was abiding by the Alabama state segregation laws when she was asked to stand up for a white-man. Ms Parks disregarded the order‚ and was later arrested by the police‚ and fired from her job. African- Americans made up 75% of the bus-riding‚ fare paying bus community‚ paying exactly the same fee as the white population‚ to ride the state buses. Yet‚ they were often made to re-enter through the back door
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Rosa parks Courage is not defined by those who fought and did not fall‚ but by those who fought and fell and rose again. It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are. Rosa Parks was one of the individual who showed courage in the face of adversity. She was the woman who refused to give up her seat to a white passenger. She showed courage throughout her whole life and because of that‚ she is now remembered as a civil rights activist. Rosa Louise McCauley parks was born on February
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legal segregation in America. This act was made by the one‚ and only Rosa Parks. Rosa Parks is as one of the greatest women in history. Without her bravery‚ determination‚ and courageous acts during the terrible time of discrimination against the African-American race‚ our society would be distraught. Rosa’s Parks made a mark on the history of the United States‚ that will never fade or be forgotten. Rosa Parks was born as‚ Rosa Louise McCauley‚ on February 4th 1913 in Tuskegee Alabama. Her father
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The book that I have chose is Rosa Parks: My Story. The book was composed by Rosa Parks and Jim Haskins. In Rosa Parks: My Story‚ it talked about Rosa Parks life growing up in the South during the early 1900s. While Rosa was growing up her family did not tolerate injustice‚ so she grew up without accepting the abuse. When she got older she ran into couple encounters with white children who would try and bully her‚ however‚ she would not back down and would even defend herself if necessary. Since
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Rosa Louise Parks was an extraordinary African American civil rights activist whose heroic actions sparked the beginning of the monumental civil rights movement within the United States of America. Rosa Parks firmly stood up for what she believed and it was time for her to show the world who she was and what she believed in. Rosa was born on February 4th‚ 1913 in Tuskegee‚ Alabama. Every since she was a little girl‚ her mother knew that God had a special purpose for her. She was raised by her
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