Rosa Parks, known as the "first lady of civil rights" and "mother of the freedom movement", refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955. This act of civil disobedience sparked a 13-month boycott of the city's bus system led by Martin Luther King Jr. and demonstrated the racial segregation laws of the time. Her courage helped advance the civil rights movement, and the Supreme Court eventually ruled to outlaw segregation on buses and other public places.

1. Emma Br
September 7, 2013

2. (February 4, 1913 –
October 24, 2005)
“The first lady of civil
rights” and “The mother
of the freedom
movement”.
The U.S. Congress
Rosa Parks

3. In the 1950’s several states
had laws that segregated
colored people from whites.
Some examples of
segregation were drinking
from separate water
fountains, attending
separate schools, and
separate seating on public
buses.
Racial
Segregation

4. • On December 1, 1955, 42-year
old Rosa Parks boarded bus
2857 in Montgomery, Alabama.
• She was told to give up her seat
to a white man. She refused
and was arrested for violating a
racial segregation law.
• Her act of civil disobedience
started a 13-month boycott of
the Montgomery bus system .
The boycott was led by Martin
Luther King, Jr.
• African Americans walked, rode
bicycles and shared cars instead
of riding city buses.
Anactof Civil
Disobedience

5. Interview
June 2, 1995
Williamsburg,
Virginia
Rosa Parks

6. The courageous act of
Rosa Parks helped the
civil rights movement in
the South. Eventually, the
U.S. Supreme Court
handed down a decision
outlawing segregation on
city buses, as well as other
racial segregation laws.
Segregationis
Outlawed

7. Emma Br
September 7, 2013