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Rosa Parks

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

ROSA PARKS

Photo by Chris Green

ROSA PARKS IS FROM

TUSKEGEE, ALABAMA BORN 1913,FEBRUARY 4
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ROSA PARKS WAS FIGHTING FOR

BLACK PEOPLES RIGHTS

ROSA JOINED THE MONGOMERY CHAPTER OF THE NAACP

AND BECAME INVOLVED IN CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUES

ROSA THOUGHT IS WASN'T

FAIR THAT BLACK PEOPLE DIDN'T HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS AS WHITE PEOPLE

THE WORLD WAS CHANGED BECAUSE SHE HELPED

START THE MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT
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THE MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT WAS WHEN THE

BLACK PEOPLE DIDN'T RIDE THE BUS THEY WALKED SO THE BUS HAD TO CLOSE
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A STRUGGLE WAS WHEN SHE GOT ARRESTED WHEN SHE DIDN'T GIVE UP HER SEAT

TO A WHITE PERSON SO THE DRIVER CALLED THE POLICE
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LIFE BEFORE

  • Her parents split up
  • She was taught to read by her mother at a young age
  • She dropped out of school in the 11th grade
  • She was forced to walk to school
  • It was a one room school house

ROSA RECEIVED MANY AWARDS LIKE THE SPINGARN MEDAL

THE NAACPS HIGHEST AWARD

IN 1999 TIME MAGAZINE NAMED ROSA PARKS ON

ITS LIST OF "THE 20 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE OF THE 20TH CENTURY
Photo by Max Gaines

IN 1992 ROSA PUBLISHED HER FIRST BOOK

ROSA PARKS MY STORY AND IN 1995 SHE PUBLISHED QUIET STRENGTH

ROSA DIDN'T DIE FOR HER CAUSE SHE DIED BECAUSE OF DEMENTIA

SHE DIED ON OCTOBER 24 2005 AT AGE 92