Rosa Parks was born on February 4, 1913 in Alabama. She had a difficult childhood, being homeschooled until age 11 and having to drop out of school to care for her mother. On December 1, 1955, Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, leading to her arrest. This act of defiance sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott and helped launch the Civil Rights Movement. Parks received several honors for her activism, including the Martin Luther King Jr. Award. She died on October 24, 2005 in Detroit, Michigan at the age of 92.

1. Rosa Parks Jermaine Mckinney

2. Birth – Date and Place Born on February 4, 1913 Was born in Alabama

3. Family Her grandparents moved to a farm Her dad was a carpenter Her parents got split up when she was young

4. Early Childhood Life Home schooled until she was eleven

5. Education Had no education because she dropped out of school to take care of her mother.

6. Accomplishments and Awards She decided to stand up for her rights. In 1980, she won the Martin Luther King Jr. Award. In 1983, she was placed into the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame.

7. Obstacles Rosa Parks Overcame She was an African American. Had to move out her seat but did not, so she was arrested.

8. What I think Rosa Parks is a hero She decided to stand up for her rights and tell people to do the same.

9. Famous Quotes “ I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free so that others would also be free.”

10. Death – Date and Place Died on October 24, 2005 In Detroit, MI Age 92

11. Other Interesting Facts She wanted people to stand up for there rights.

12. Bibliography www.gardenofparise.com Went there on October 5 www.africawithin.com Went there on October 25