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Rosa Parks (1913—2005) helped initiate the civil rights movement in the United States when she refused to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Alabama bus in 1955. Her actions Rosa Parks (born February 4, 1913, Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S.—died October 24, 2005, Detroit, Michigan) was an American civil rights activist whose refusal to relinquish her seat on a public bus precipitated the 1955–56 Montgomery bus boycott in Alabama, which became the spark that ignited the civil rights movement in the United States. Unfortunately, Parks was forced to withdraw after her grandmother became ill. Growing up in the segregated South, Parks was frequently confronted with racial discrimination and violence. She became active in the Civil Rights Movement at a young age. Parks married a local barber by the name of Raymond Parks when she was 19. Rosa Parks was born Rosa Louise McCauley in Tuskegee, Alabama, on February 4, 1913, to Leona (née Edwards), a teacher, and James McCauley, a carpenter.In addition to African ancestry, one of Parks's great-grandfathers was Scots-Irish, and one of her great-grandmothers was a part–Native American slave. A biographical movie starring Angela Bassett and directed by Julie Dash, The Rosa Parks Story, was released in 2002. The movie won the 2003 NAACP Image Award, Christopher Award, and Black Reel Award. When Rosa passed away on October 24, 2005, at the age of 92, people around the world mourned her loss. Her body lay in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, an honor reserved for only a few great Americans. Why Rosa Parks Matters. Rosa Parks’ story is a reminder that courage doesn’t always come with loud speeches or grand gestures. 1992: Rosa Parks: My Story, an autobiography for younger readers, is published. August 30, 1994: Parks is robbed and beaten by a mugger inside her home. Four days before the incident, Parks attended a meeting where she learned of the acquittal of Till's murderers. In her autobiography, Rosa Parks: My Story (1992), Parks declares her defiance was an intentional act: "I was not tired physically, or no more tired than I usually was at the end of a working day. I was not old, although some people Troy State University at Montgomery opened The Rosa Parks Library and Museum on the site where Mrs. Parks was arrested December 1, 1955. It opened on the 45th Anniversary of her arrest and the Montgomery Bus Boycott. “The Rosa Parks Story” was filmed in Montgomery, Alabama May 2001, an aired February 24, 2002 on the CBS television network. Mrs. The family moved to Montgomery; Rosa went to school and became a seamstress. She married barber Raymond Parks in 1932, and the couple joined the Montgomery National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). When she inspired the bus boycott, Parks had been the secretary of the local NAACP for twelve years (1943-1956). Rosa Parks recalls the many events battling racism and segregation from her days as a private-school student to becoming secretary for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. All leading to her act of peaceful defiance against racial bus segregation and inspiring the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott. Most people think the story of Rosa Parks the seamstress with “tired feet” started when she refused to give up her bus seat to a white man. Instead long before her arrest in Alabama she’d been working as an organizer and activist in Montgomery. Most people think the story of Rosa Parks the seamstress with “tired feet” started when she refused to give up her bus seat to a white man. Instead long before her arrest in Alabama she’d been working as an organizer and activist in Montgomery. The story of Rosa Parks stands as one of the most powerful examples of peaceful resistance in American history. Her quiet yet resolute refusal to give up her bus seat on December 1, 1955, started a movement that changed the United States forever. I have known about Rosa Parks all of my life and recently read 7 Women by Eric Metaxas in which he honors her story. After that book (which was excellent, by the way), I had to read more about Rosa Parks and "Rosa Parks My Story" was recommended. It is not written as a professional artist/author would write but she tells her story infinitely The Rosa Parks Story is a 2002 American television movie written by Paris Qualles and directed by Julie Dash. Angela Bassett portrays Rosa Parks , with Cicely Tyson in a supporting role as her mother. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2012-05-10 20:39:30 Bookplateleaf 0004 Boxid IA129701 Boxid_2 In 1980, following the deaths of her husband (1977), brother (1977) and mother (1979), Parks, along with The Detroit News, and the Detroit Public school system, founded the Rosa L. Parks Scholarship Foundation. Parks also co-founded, with Elaine Steele, the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development in 1987. a pinfully good movie, bitter sweet..,good 'cause it was the start of the civil right movement, a story that need to be told,her brave act and sacrifice was not in vain,she tore down barriers,she sat in the back so you could sit in the front,and when enough was enough she took a stand and refused to be a victim of the racist south,,,,the God ugly truth of how white people treated people of In a series of lessons, this unit explores a variety of literary concepts using the text "Rosa Parks: My Story." Resource. Access this resource at: Rosa Parks: My Story. Related Lessons. Lesson Plans: Genre Lesson: Autobiography by ReadWorks; Lesson 1: What are the Main Ideas? by ReadWorks; Lesson 2: Pictures Talk by ReadWorks
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