Early Childhood Incidents and Experiences, ca. 1955-1958. Autograph manuscript. Rosa Parks Papers. Manuscript Division, Library of Congress. (Rosa Parks recounts the desertion of her father, James McCauley, and growing up in rural Pine Level, Alabama on the farm of maternal grandparents, Sylvester and Rosa Edwards, with her mother and brother, Leona and Sylvester McCauley.) She would not be moved : how we tell the story of Rosa Parks and the Montgomery bus boycott by Herbert R. Kohl; Marian Wright Edelman (Introduction by); Cynthia Stokes Brown Call Number: Boca Raton General Collection ; F334.M753 P375 2005 The papers of Rosa Parks (1913-2005) span the years 1866-2006, with the bulk of the material dating from 1955 to 2000. The collection, which contains approximately 7,500 items in the Manuscript Division, as well as 2,500 photographs in the Prints and Photographs Division, documents many aspects of Parks's private life and public activism on behalf of civil rights for African Americans. Rosa Parks Papers. The papers of Rosa Parks (1913-2005) span the years 1866-2006, with the bulk of the material dating from 1955 to 2000. The collection, which contains approximately 7,500 items in the Manuscript Division, as well as 2,500 photographs in the Prints and Photographs Division, documents many aspects of Parks's private life and public activism on behalf of civil rights for African Primary source set and a teacher's guide about Rosa Parks. It contains historical background, suggestions for teachers, and additional resources Rosa Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an African American civil rights activist best known for her role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott. and other primary sources below An additional option is to do a search on a topic and use the "Resource Type" limiter on the left side of the results and choose the option "Primary Sources" - please note this is extremely limiting as most primary source materials are not marked in records with this resource type and you will miss seeing a large number of useful items. Pic of the Week: Ask Us Anything on Rosa Parks; Expanding Historical Narratives about Rosa Parks Using Primary Sources; Using the Rosa Parks Collection to Foster Student Inquiry of Parks’ Depictions in Civil Rights Narratives, Part 1 The Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development was co-founded in February 1987 by Mrs. Rosa Parks and Ms. Elaine Eason Steele, in honor of Raymond Parks (1903 – 1977). It is the living legacy of two individuals who committed their lives to civil and human rights. The site includes a biography, photo gallery, and timeline. The Rosa Parks collection of primary sources provides teachers and students the opportunity to examine Rosa Parks as a person growing up in an era where prejudice and discrimination abounded. Rosa Parks’ commitment to educating young people in how to facilitate change through non-violence is an example relevant in students’ lives today. Investigate the links to primary sources and other resources below to learn more. 1955-56 U.S. newspaper coverage of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Exact spot on Dexter Avenue where Rosa Parks waited for the bus that changed history. Rosa Parks arrest photo. Rosa Parks arrest record. Rosa Park’s recollections of time spent in jail Primary Sources: Civil Rights in America - Events: Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955) "Lawyer for Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr., the Montgomery bus boycott, the This guide will support Prof. Rhona Baker's ENGL 101 course and their research assignment on the Montgomery Bus Boycott. This page will help you distinguish between primary sources from secondary and tertiary sources. Use this primary source with the Jackie Robinson Narrative, the Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., and the Montgomery Bus Boycott Narrative, The Little Rock Nine Narrative, and The Murder of Emmett Till Narrative to discuss the rise of the African American civil rights movement pre-1960. Newspaper Article Of Montgomery Bus Boycott: This is a primary source because it was written on December 6, 1955 and Rosa was arrested on December 1, 1955. It tells about the Montgomery Bus Boycott and that there was 5,000 people who met there. According to the primary source (video) to the right, Rosa Parks was placed under arrest after she refused to stand up from her seat when a white man was left standing in a bus. Although the bus was crowded, Rosa Parks was still seated in the area reserved for colored people. The campaign lasted from December 5, 1955—the Monday after Rosa Parks, an African American woman, was arrested for refusing to surrender her seat to a white person—to December 20, 1956, when a Biographer Jeanne Theoharis, professor of political science at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, describes in this article written for the Library of Congress Magazine, vol. 4 no. 2 (March-April 2015):16-18, the recently acquired Rosa Parks Papers and how they shed new light on Parks and her activism. Civil rights oral history mentions of Rosa Parks; Rosa Parks primary source set & teacher guide. Rosa Parks image set. Rosa Parks historical newspaper coverage. Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006: hearing before the Subcommittee on the Constitution of the Committee on As an educator, the Rosa Parks Papers—particularly the photographs, letters, and other materials—are invaluable resources for teaching about civil rights, social justice, and the history of resistance in the United States.
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