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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 There, when a woman called Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat, a bus journey became very important. Rosa's refusal was a protest about racism against black people. ROSA PARKS:I didn't know, when I boarded the bus that afternoon, that I was going to do what I did. ROSA PARKS:'I took my seat in the row behind the white people seats. The white rows were full Designed for children between 7 and 11 years old, this resource allows learners to familiarise themselves with the fascinating story of Rosa Parks and facts about her life. With a range of Rosa Parks facts for kids, this KS2 Fact File includes information about Rosa’s early life and childhood and outlines the bus ride that changed history. 24 October 2005 Rosa Parks dies, aged 92. 2. Why is Rosa Parks sometimes referred to as the ‘mother of the freedom movement’? She helped to create the civil rights movement, ensuring freedom for all Americans. 3. Why did Rosa Parks leave school before completing her high school diploma? She needed to take care of her ill mother. 4. 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’s act of defiance sparked a movement. As a result of it, people organised a bus boycott, which meant they stopped using buses for a year.. This had a big monetary impact on the bus company This ready-to-teach Rosa Parks KS2 lesson for Year 3/4 children will introduce your class to Rosa Parks and the civil rights movement in America. Your class will ponder some strange new classroom rules before reading the story of Rosa Parks and considering why and how she acted against the segregation laws that were enforced in the southern states. Unfortunately, Rosa's education was cut short when her mother became very ill. Rosa left school to care for her mother. A few years later Rosa met Raymond Parks. Raymond was a successful barber who worked in Montgomery. They married a year later in 1932. Rosa worked part time jobs and went back to school, finally earning her high school diploma. Why? What should/can people do when they feel the law is unjust? This can be used to open a wider discussion about lobbying or writing to an MP. Pupils could think about an issue that concerns them today, and write a letter to their school or MP. Pupils could write a newspaper article about Rosa Parks’ arrest in 1955, or the subsequent bus 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. Designed for children between 7 and 11 years old, this resource allows learners to familiarise themselves with the fascinating story of Rosa Parks and facts about her life. With a range of Rosa Parks facts for kids, this KS2 Fact File includes information about Rosa’s early life and childhood and outlines the bus ride that changed history. Where did Rosa Parks grow up? Rosa grew up in the southern United States in Alabama. Her full name was Rosa Louise McCauley and she was born in Tuskegee, Alabama on February 4, 1913 to Leona and James McCauley. Her mother was a teacher and her father a carpenter. She had a younger brother named Sylvester. 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. Summary: On 1 December 1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger, contravening local laws. Parks' actions made her a figurehead of the Civil Rights movement and an Rosa’s act of defiance sparked a movement. As a result of it, people organised a bus boycott, which meant they stopped using buses for a year.. This had a big monetary impact on the bus company In December 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger. This was not the first time she had refused to give up her seat, but on this occasion her This ready-to-teach Rosa Parks KS2 lesson for Year 3/4 children will introduce your class to Rosa Parks and the civil rights movement in America. Your class will ponder some strange new classroom rules before reading the story of Rosa Parks and considering why and how she acted against the segregation laws that were enforced in the southern states. 3. What did Rosa Parks do to break the rules? Rosa Parks broke the rules because she did not move when she was told to do so to let a white person sit down on the bus. 4. List three places where black and white people had to stay apart from each other. On 1 December 1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger, contravening local laws. Parks’ actions made her a figurehead of the Civil Rights movement and an inspiration to those fighting for justice and equality. 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