Rosa Parks
Childhood
Rosa park was born February 4th 1913 in Alabama. Rosa's dad was a carpenter and Rosa's mom was a teacher. Rosa has a brother Sylvester.When Rosa was two years old her parents got separated and Rosa and her brother move to there grandparents farm. Rosa love school. Her mom sent her to live with her relatives to go to the school call Montgomery Industrial school for girls. When Rosa was 16 she had to drop out of school because her grandmother got very ill and Rosa went to go take care of her then her grandmother died. After her grandmother died Rosa went back to school and got her diploma in 1934.
Family and Marriage
Well it is kind of hard to know a lot about Rosa's family because her parents got divorced and she went to live with her grandparents then her mom sent her to live with her relatives to go to a school only for girls. Later on Rosa met Raymond Parks and Rosa like his ideas then they went on dates. In 1932 Rosa married Raymond Parks in Pine Level.
Rosa Parks
Jobs and what she did
Rosa switch jobs a lot she was a nurse assassinated and she worked at a army air base. One day Rosa was on the bus coming from home from worked and Rosa went to the back of the bus and sat down the bus stop and two people got on there was no room in the front so Rosa row had to move she let the others pass but she stay there the bus driver Blake said get up but Rosa still didn't move so the bus driver said i will have to arrested you. Rosa said you may do that. Rosa parks got arrested that day after her arrested Rosa still fought it she started a boycott and she put up signs saying don't ride the bus then one day. people didn't ride the the bus it slow down there business. Then people started walking to work. Finale they made a law that black people can sit anywhere on the bus,water fountain,restroom and hotel.
legacy and death
Rosa left a legacy of not giving up her seat on the bus and fighting for what she believes in. She die of old age October 24th 2005. There was a that quote she said.
Timeline of Rosa parks
In 1913 Rosa Parks was born
In 1915 Rosa parents got divorced and she went to live with her grandparents
In 1920 Rosa got sent to live with her relatives to go to a school only for girls
In 1932 Rosa parks married Raymond Parks
In 1934 Rosa went back to school and got her diploma in 1934
In1955 Rosa got arrested for not giveing up her seat
In 1956 tHe boycott
In 2005 Rosa died
Where I got my imformation
history.com
Who was Rosa parks the book
bio.com