Rosa Parks

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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1. When was Rosa Parks born?February 4, 1913
2. Where was Rosa Parks born?Tuskegee, Alabama
3. What is the career?Seamstress, NAACP secretary, and lifelong civil rights activist
4. What is the later life?Co-founded the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self-Development
5. Who was Rosa Parks and why is she famous?Rosa Parks was a brave woman from Tuskegee, Alabama, who refused to give up her seat on a bus. Her act sparked the Civil Rights Movement and made her a symbol of courage.
6. What happened on December 1, 1955?On that day, Rosa Parks was arrested for not moving to give up her seat on a bus. Her arrest started the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Jim Crow Laws: State and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States.
Civil Disobedience: The active, professed refusal to obey certain laws, demands, and commands of governments, as a nonviolent form of political protest.
Montgomery Bus Boycott: A 381-day mass protest against racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama.
NAACP: The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, a leading organization fighting for racial equality.