On 1 December 1955 Rosa Parks was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama, for refusing to give her bus seat to a white passenger.The repercussions were swift.The ar Video summary. Rosa Parks tells the story of her life, showing how her refusal to give up her seat to a white person on a segregated bus changed the rules of American society, and led towards Suitable for teaching 5-11s. Rosa Parks tells the story of her life, and how her refusal to give up her seat on the bus in Alabama in 1955 led towards equal Rosa Parks discusses her 1955 arrest, a pivotal moment in the US Civil Rights Movement. Explore more and follow BBC Archive. Published. 28 May 2024. Share. close panel. Share page. Copy link. We use buses every day to go to school or into town. It's not unusual, but this story is about a bus journey that changed millions of lives. Let's go to America, in 1955, to Montgomery in the Rosa Parks (1913 - 2005); Black History Month; Civil Rights; justice and equality. Summary: On 1 December 1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger, contravening On 1 December 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested in Alabama for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man. Discover how her act of defiance sparked the US civil rights movement. By the time she died in 2005, Rosa Parks was known around the world as an icon of activism. Her act of defiance one ordinary Thursday afternoon in Montgomery, Alabama, catapulted her to the On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks rejected the bus driver's order to give up her seat in the coloured section to a white passenger, aft In Montgomery, the first ten seats of every bus were reserved for white patrons, regardless of whether or not they were being used. It was common to see blac OutKast performs "Rosa Parks" Learn about the Courageous Life of Rosa ParksRosa Parks stood up against racial segregation by refusing to give up her seat on a bus because she was an Afric In this video, Twinkl Teacher Mitisha demonstrates how you can teach your children all about Rosa Parks using our Rosa Parks Cut and Paste Timeline Activity: She's an inspiration to all of us with her courage and dignity and determination. Find out in 5 minutes about Rosa Parks, often called the 'Mother of the Fr Let's learn about Rosa Parks! In this interactive English online video, we look at the history of Rosa Parks and learn more about her. We learn some interest On 1 December 1955 Rosa Parks was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama, for refusing to give her bus seat to a white passenger.The repercussions were swift.The ar 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 Nothing Rosa Parks did was accidental, yet she's been relegated to a single day in America's collective memory. A new documentary, The Rebellious Life of Mrs CBeebies Presenters tell us about their Black History heroes. Learn about activists Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, heroic nurse Mary Seacole, tennis star Taken from the BBC children's TV series Horrible Histories
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