rosa parks

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.

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.

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.

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.