Rosa Parks was born in 1913 in Alabama and experienced racism as a child. She became a prominent civil rights activist after her pivotal role in the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott. On December 1, 1955 in Montgomery, Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus, as was required by law. Her action sparked the Montgomery bus boycott, which lasted over a year and helped launch the civil rights movement. Parks received numerous honors for her work, including being called "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom movement" by the U.S. Congress. She remained an icon of resistance to racial segregation until her death in 2005 at the age of

1. WELCOM
E

2. ROSA PARKS(1913-2005)
Rosa Parks was born on Rosa Louise MeCauley in
Alabama, USA on 4th February 1913.Her mother
was a teacher and her father was a carpenter. Her
parents separated when she was a girl and she
went to live on her grand parents' farm with her
mother and younger brother where she attended
church and school.As a child, Rosa experienced a
lot of racism and saw how black and white people
were separated by law in American society.

3. Then she was an American activistbin the civil rights
movement best known for her pivotal role in the
Montgomery bus boycott. The United States Congress
has called her "the first lady of civil rights" and "the
mother of the freedom movement". The incident held
on December 1,1955,in Montgomery, Alabama
changed her life. Montgomery bus boycott became
important symbols of the movement. She became an
international icon of resistance to racial segregation,
and organized and collaborated with civil rights
leaders, including Edgar Nixon and Martin Luthur
King.

4. Her birthday February 4, and the day she was
arrested, December 1, have both become Rosa
Parks Day. California and Missouri
commemorate Rosa ParksDay on her birthday,
February 4, while Ohio and Oregon
commemorate the anniversary of her arrest
December 1. Parks died of natural causes on
October 24, 2005, at the age of 92,in her
apartment on the east side of Detroit.

9. Ordinary
Not different or Special

10. Envy
To wish that you had
something that another
person has

11. Mild
Soft/Calm/not violent

12. Passenger
traveller

13. Obeyed
To behave according to a
rule, law or instruction

14. Where did the
incident happen?

15. The incident happened in
Montgomery, America.

16. What was the only thing
that the driver knew
about Rosa Parks?

17. The only thing the driver
knew about Rosa Parks was
that she was a black
passenger.

18. What was the aftereffect
of the driver's mistake?

19. The driver's mistake cost
his company a lot of
money.

20. What was the rule in the
bus?

21. The rule was simple and clear.
Black passengers had to give
up their seats when white
passengers came in.

22. Activity
Prepare a concept map
about Rosa Parks.

24. Assignment
Prepare a brief
character sketch about
Rosa Parks

25. THANKYOU