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rosa parks

Published on Nov 26, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

rosa parks

A courageous citizen
Photo by Chris Green

early life

  • She was born on February 4, 1913
  • She lived in the country with her grandparents.
  • She went to school 5-6 months a year.
  • She was a sick child.
  • Married Raymond Parks in 1932

the civil rights movement

  • She was an active member.
  • She also joined the NAACP.
  • She was their secretary.
  • She attended meeting along with her husband.
  • She decided she didnt want to be the center of everything

arrest

  • Rosa had a bad experience with the bus driver
  • There were no more white seats.
  • Rosa was sitting in the colored seat when a white person told her to move.
  • She said no, and got arrested.
  • This was the action that had basically changed her life forever.
Photo by edans

afterwards

  • Rosa parks was in jail for no longer than a day
  • She was bailed out by her friend Clifford Durr.
  • After all of this, a boycott on the buses was going to start.
  • Rosa had many interviews about the incident.
  • She had other trials even after her release.
Photo by mattlemmon

Later years

  • Rosa became an icon in the Civil Rights movement
  • She had also suffered from it.
  • Rosa could not find work after it.
  • Her husband died in 1977.
  • She left the civil rights movement.
Photo by cliff1066™

Influence

  • Rosa Parks has been an influence ever since.
  • Schools, Monuments, and a highway was named after her.
  • She was named "The first lady of the civil rights."
  • Had many honors.
  • She received the presidental medal of freedom.