Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat for a white man on a bus in 1955, which led to her arrest and sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott. She fought for equal rights between white and black people and more than 30,000 people came to pay their respects to her when she died in 2005. She was born in 1913 and arrested in 1955 for refusing to give up her seat, though she was not the only African American to be arrested for the same act on buses.

1. Rosa Parks
By Devon and Julia

2. Contributions to Our World
• Rosa fought for equal rights between white
and black people.

3. Three Facts About Rosa Parks
• She refused to give up her seat for a white
man on the bus.
• She was not the only African American to get
arrested for not giving up her seat. Four other
people were arrested.
• More then 30,000 people came to pay their
respects to her after she died.

4. Question for Rosa Parks
• Were you scared when you wouldn’t get out
of your seat?

5. Timeline
• 1913 – Born
• 1955 – Arrested for refusing to give up seat.
• 2005 – Died

6. Resources
• Enchantedlearning.com
• Biography.com
• Google images