Rosa Parks
By: Taylor English and Julia Bourgoin
When and Where Born:
Rosa Parks was born February 4,1913 in Alabama.
Early Life:
Rosa had more land than any black people.Rosa went in a one room shcool house.
She only learned 5 months a year.On her way to shcool white kids threw trash at
her.
Character Traits:
She was brave ,great ,helpful ,careing ,loving and a civl rights pioneer.
Challenges Overcome:
She was black so she did not have the same rights as white people. She got arrested
on December 1, 1955.
Accomplishments:
She helped end segration. Rosa stood up to a white person. Rosa was given the Medal of
Honor in 1999. She won a court case in 1956.
Books and Web Sites I Used:
Kellaher, Karen, Rosa Parks ,Civil Rights Pioneer. New York: Harper Collins, 2007.
Adler, David . A picture book of Rosa Parks New York: Holiday House, 1993.
www. Pebblego. com
Pictures found on March 14, 2014 http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Rosa_Parks