Rosa Parks - Who is she? PDF

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Short Summary of Rosa Parks' accomplishments, family, date of birth and death, and education....

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Accom Accomplishmen plishments plishmen ts Rosa Parks had refused to give her seat to a white man, in a bus in 1955. Because of this, Rosa Parks went to jail and lost her job.

Family She was born in Tuskegee, Alabama. Her parents were James Edwards McCauley and Leona Edwards McCauley. Her younger brother was Sylvester McCauley and he was born on August 20th, 1915. Later on, Rosa Parks and her family moved to Pine Level, Alabama. Rosa Parks husband was Raymond Parks.

Date Death Dat e of Birth and Dea th Rosa Parks was born on February 4th, 1913. She died on October 24th, 2005.

duca Educ ation Rosa Parks was educated in Pine Level, Alabama. After her education at an elementary school, she went to a private school. After she finished private school, she went to Teachers College high school. Rosa Parks could not graduate high school because her grandma fell ill and later, died. When she returned back to high school, she couldn’t complete her studies because her mother became ill, so she took care of the housework and her mother while her brother did work outside. Rosa Parks finally received her high school diploma after marriage.

Full Name Rosa Parks

full name is Rosa Louise Parks.

Other FFacts acts

 Rosa Parks has received hundreds of awards and certificates.  Rosa Parks later moved to Michigan.  Rosa Parks has written four books.

Why I chose R Why Rosa Par arks osa P ar ks I chose Rosa Parks because she is an inspirational person to a lot of people including me. She was really brave because she stood up for herself and said that she wouldn’t move from her seat. Rosa Parks is also an example of freedom and peace.

Sources

 https://www.biography.com/people/rosa-parks-9433715  http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/rosa-parks  http://www.rosaparks.org/biography/...