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A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF ROSA PARKS (1913–2005)
www.adl.orgRosa Parks the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest honor given to a civilian, and in 1999 the United States Congress honored Rosa Parks with the Congressional Gold Medal. Rosa Parks resided in Detroit until her passing at the age of 92 on October 24, 2005. On October 27, the United States Senate passed a resolution to honor Rosa Parks by
Primary Sources - Rosa Parks & the Montgomery Bus Boycotts
www.thompsonschools.orgThe boycott began with the arrest and conviction of Mrs. Rosa Parks, a Negro seamstress employed by a downtown department store. Mrs. Parks had refused to give up her seat when told to do so by the bus driver. At the time the incident occurred, there were twenty six Negroes and ten white persons seated in the thirty six-passenger bus.
Hidden Figures Viewing Guide and Discussion Questions
www.bethel-madison.org1 December 1955: Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat in the front of the bus and move to the “colored” section in the back. 4 October 1957: The USSR launches Sputnik 1, the first Earth-orbiting satellite. 31 January 1958: The US launches Explorer 1, the first US satellite to reach orbit.
AP English Language and Composition
apcentral.collegeboard.orgRosa Parks was an African American civil rights activist who was arreste d in 1955 for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Read the passage carefully. Wri te an essay that analyzes the rhetorical choices Obama makes to convey his message.
Petit lexique de la Bande dessinée - Collège Rosa Parks
rosa-parks-col.spip.ac-rouen.frPetit lexique de la Bande dessinée : Définition : une bande dessinée est une succession d’images organisées pour raconter une histoire et présentée de façons diverses (en planche, en illustré,
Rosa Parks - NC State University
projects.ncsu.eduRosa Parks Rosa Parks was born February 4, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama. She spent her childhood in Alabama. When she was 11, she enrolled in the Montgomery Industrial School for Girls. Later, she worked as a seamstress in Montgomery.
Rosa Parks Takes a Stand - K5 Learning
www.k5learning.comRosa Parks became a spark that helped ignite the fight against segregation. After her arrest, over 40,000 black people boycotted riding the bus. They carpooled together, used cabs operated by black drivers, and some even walked as far as 20 miles to get to work.