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April 14, 2005: Parks and the hip-hop group Outkast reach an out-of-court settlement regarding their 1998 song "Rosa Parks." October 24, 2005: Parks dies at the age of 92 Timeline of Rosa Parks Life 1913: Rosa Louise McCauley is born on February 4th in Tuskegee, Alabama. Rosa Parks was born as Rosa Louise McCauley in Tuskegee, a small town in Alabama. She was the first child of James McCauley, a carpenter, and Leona Edwards McCauley, a teacher. Rosa had a younger brother named Sylvester. A timeline covering the life of Rosa Parks, 1913-2005. Rosa Parks (1913-2005) Published with Jim Haskins Rosa Parks: My Story. Collections with Photos A Resource for Teaching Rosa Parks. ROSA PARKS' BIOGRAPHY A Resource for Teaching Rosa Parks. Photo by LeRoy Henderson View the timeline in table format Rosa Parks meets with the Pope in St. Louis and reads a statement to the Pope asking for racial healing. 2005: Rosa Parks dies Rosa Parks dies in her Detroit home on October 24th. Rosa Parks' funeral service, seven hours long, was held at the Greater Grace Temple Church on November 2nd. She died of progressive dementia. 2006: statue File - In this Feb. 22, 1956, file photo, Rosa Parks, whose refusal to move to the back of a bus, touched off the Montgomery bus boycott and the beginning of the civil rights movement, is 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 became one of the major symbols of the civil rights movement when she refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger in 1955. View photos of life and legacy. Rosa Parks boarded a bus and sat in the first row of the ‘blacks’ section of the bus. She had not noticed that the bus driver was James Blake, the driver that had driven off without her in 1943. After a number of white people got on the bus the bus driver insisted that four black passengers including Parks should stand so that white 2,705 Rosa Parks Photos & High-Res Pictures Browse 2,705 authentic rosa parks photos, pictures, and images, or explore civil rights or martin luther king to find the right picture. Showing Editorial results for rosa parks. 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 Timeline Cut and Paste Activity Support your students’ learning with this Rosa Parks Timeline Cut and Paste Activity . This resource was specifically designed to build student knowledge around American history. This activity was designed for kindergarten – 2nd grade students. The objective is for students to place historical events in the correct chronological order. What You 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. dec 18, 1932 - Rosa Parks gets married. Description: On December 18, 1932 Rosa gets married to Raymond Parks. Find & Download Free Graphic Resources for Rosa Parks Timeline Vectors, Stock Photos & PSD files. Free for commercial use High Quality Images Rosa Parks was born on February 4, 1913. On December 1, 1955, she boarded a city bus in Montgomery, Alabama and sat in the middle, where Black passengers in that city were allowed to sit unless a white person wanted the seat. As the bus filled with new riders, the driver told Parks to give up her seat to a white passenger. She refused. Rosa Parks, the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement" was one of the most important citizens of the 20th century. Mrs. Parks was a seamstress in Montgomery, Alabama when, in December of 1955, she refused to give up her seat on a city bus to a white passenger. The bus driver had her arrested. She was tried and convicted of violating a local ordinance. Her act sparked a citywide boycott of the Rosa Parks has become one of the most iconic figures in modern American history, but she didn’t intend to change the world on that day. She had simply had a firm belief in maintaining her dignity, and would not be treated differently because of the color of her skin. Rosa Parks called Malcolm X her hero, and they interacted several times during the American civil rights movement. Rosa Parks was a lifelong activist, as was her husband. Rosa Parks was not the first black woman to refuse to move from her bus seat; Claudette Colvin had done the same nine months earlier, and countless women had before that. FULL NAME: Rosa Louise McCauley Parks BORN: February 4, 1913 DIED: October 24, 2005 BIRTHPLACE: Tuskegee, Alabama SPOUSE: Raymond Parks (1932-1977) ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Aquarius Childhood, Family
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