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Who was Rosa Parks? Full name: Rosa Louise McCauley Parks Born: 4 February 1913 Hometown: Tuskegee, Alabama, USA Occupation: Civil rights activist Died: 24 October 2005 Best known for: The Montgomery Bus Boycott. Rosa was born in the town of Tuskegee in Alabama, a state in southern USA. Her mother was a teacher and her father a carpenter, and Kids learn about the biography of Rosa Parks, civil rights activist who refused to give up her seat on the bus. Rosa Parks was born Rosa Louise McCauley on February 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Alabama. As an African American in Alabama, she had to live with segregation, which means laws kept Black and white people separate from each other. Rosa married Raymond Parks in 1932. Rosa Parks was a civil right activist in the mid to late 20th century. Rosa Parks is most famous for her refusal to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger. Rosa Parks legal birthname was Rosa Louise McCauley. Rosa Parks was born on February 4th, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama, United States. Rosa McCauley was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, in 1913. When she was 2, her parents separated. Rosa moved with her mother to Pine Level, Alabama, to live with her grandparents. Rosa’s mother taught school in another town. She was able to come home to see her children only on weekends. 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 Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an African-American civil rights activist. She has been called "the mother of the modern-day American civil rights movement " and "the mother of the freedom movement." Rosa Parks was an African American civil rights activist. By refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man in Montgomery , Alabama, she helped spark the American civil rights movement . Her action led to a successful protest action—the Montgomery bus boycott of 1955–56. Rosa McCauley was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, in 1913. When she was 2, her parents separated. Rosa moved with her mother to Pine Level, Alabama, to live with her grandparents. Rosa’s mother taught school in another town. She was able to come home to see her children only on weekends. Rosa Parks stood up for herself at a time when no one else would. Her courage started a movement that led to greater equality for African Americans. Rosa Parks was born February 4, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama. Her parents separated when she was two years old. 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. In 1932, at age 19, Rosa met and married Raymond Parks, a barber and an active member of the NAACP as well as the League of Women Voters. The couple never had children, and their marriage lasted A Brief Biography of Rosa Parks (1913–2005) percent of Montgomery’s bus business — to boycott the city buses on the day of Rosa Parks's trial. On December 5, This video is a short biography about Rosa Parks. It is written for elementary students or English language learners. This video was created for use with o Rosa Parks Day is an American holiday celebrated on the 4th February or 1st December in honour of her work as a civil rights leader. Download this biography for kids 5 facts about Rosa Parks: She finished high school at a time when that was rare; She was active in politics; The bus driver who had her arrested in 1955 had given her trouble before Rosa was proud of Raymond’s interest in helping this cause. He often put himself in danger for it. Rosa and Raymond fell in love and were married in 1932. In 1934 Rosa finished high school, then started working as a nurse’s assistant and later at an army air force base. This biography goes beyond the just telling the facts of Rosa Parks’ life, and encourages children and parents to talk about what Rosa faced and what life was like for a black woman in the 1950s. It also shows how Rosa’s activism relates to the activism of today, and that while the United States has come a long way as a nation, there is Rosa Parks' short biography is very useful for the students to read and understand in a short duration of time. (image will be uploaded soon) Rosa Parks was a civil rights activist who started the Montgomery Bus Boycott by refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus to a white passenger. Civil rights activist Rosa Parks (February 4, 1913 to October 24, 2005) refused to surrender her seat to a white passenger on a segregated Montgomery, Alabam Rosa Parks was an activist in the African-American Civil Rights Movement, who became famous when on December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, she refused to obey bus driver James F. Blake’s order that she give up her seat in the colored section to a white passenger, after the white section was filled.
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