Rosa Parks Life

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Rosa Parks' Life
By Genna W.
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Rosas Timeline

• February 4th, 1913 was when Rosa McCauley was
  born
• In 1943, Rosa Parks joined the NAACP
• In 1955 Rosa was arrested b/c she refused to move
  from her seat when a white man needed to sit
  there.
• October 24th, 2005 Rosa Parks died at age 92..?

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General Information

• Rosa was born in Tuskegee, Alabama. But
• She was raised in Montgomery. Rosa had
• been raised as a strong, independent, brave
• Person. She cared about every single detail. Her
  Mother and Father names were Leona and James
  McCauley. Until age 11, Rosa was home schooled.
  Then, she went to Montgomery Institute for girls.
  

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Rosas Accomplishments

• 1987- Rosa founds the Rosa and Raymond institute
  for self development, which offers guidance to
  young people. (detnews.com)
• 1995- The Rosa Parks learning center opens at
  Boston Commons. (detnews.com)
• President Clinton awards Rosa Parks the
  congressional Gold medal, the highest honor a
  civilian can receive.
• 2000- The Rosa Parks Museum and library opens in
  Montgomery, Alabama on the corner where she
  refused to give up her bus seat in 1955.

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Challenges in Life

• On December 1st Rosa refused to get up from her
  seat to a white man then she was arrested.
• As a child Rosa had tonsillitis and was small
  even for a child. (Her family was kid of poor so
  That was probably hard to deal with).
• It was very hard to overcome the white
  peoplesuch as the Ku-Klux-Klan, ordinary people
  and for example the bus driver.

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Think About It

• When your discriminating or making fun of
  someone, think about it.is this the right
  thing? What would Rosa Parks do? Or maybe one of
  your heroes, Like Harriet Tubman or anyone. Help
  make world peace.

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Questions to Answer

• What personality traits was enabled this person
  to realize personal goals and dreams?
• Rosa Parks was very independent but worked very
  well with other people, She was also a strong
  leader and brave. Rosa really stood up and lead
  many people for civil rights.

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Questions to Answer

• What do you admire or dislike about this person?
• I like the way Rosa figured out problems. She
  never gave up.

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Questions to answer

• How did this person (Rosa Parks) have a lasting
  impact?
• Rosa refused to give up her seat to a white man.
  She was arrested because she refused to move.
  Rosa inspired SO many people to follow their
  dreams and not be afraid to step up.

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Questions to Answer

• What childhood experiences caused Rosa to
  establish her personal goals and dreams?
• Well, as a child Rosa was always afraid of the
  Ku-Klux-Klan coming to her house and killing her
  and her family. She wanted to overcome the KKK,
  and show that African Americans arent any
  different from white people.

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Works Cited

• Friese, Kai. Rosa Parks. Baltimore Silver
  Burdett, 1987.
• Greenfield, Eloise Rosa Parks.
• New York, NY
• Harper Collins Publishers,1973.