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Rosa Parks Her Role in Civil Rights

Rosa Parks Her Role in Civil Rights

 • Rosa Parks was born in 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama. • Her father

• Rosa Parks was born in 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama. • Her father was a carpenter and a mother a school teacher. They were African Americans. • African Americans were segregated from white people in their daily lives.

 • Why? • In the past few centuries, African Americans were slaves and

• Why? • In the past few centuries, African Americans were slaves and had no rights. • Although slavery was abolished in 1865 they continued to suffer racial discrimination and….

Segregation • Black people • White people

Segregation • Black people • White people

Which water fountain would you rather drink from?

Which water fountain would you rather drink from?

Segregation in schools

Segregation in schools

And on buses….

And on buses….

 • On buses, the first 4 rows were reserved only for whites. •

• On buses, the first 4 rows were reserved only for whites. • Black people had to sit in the back of the bus. • If whites boarded the bus and there was no room, blacks were forced to move back, stand, or leave the bus.

Montgomery, Alabama December 1, 1955 • After work, a seamstress named Rosa Parks got

Montgomery, Alabama December 1, 1955 • After work, a seamstress named Rosa Parks got on a bus, bought a ticket, and sat in the first row behind seats reserved for whites.

 • The bus filled up and the driver asked her to give up

• The bus filled up and the driver asked her to give up her seat to a white passenger. She refused! • Rosa was arrested and fined $14. • She appealed to the Supreme Court.

 • Rosa Parks was a member of the NAACP, a civil rights activist

• Rosa Parks was a member of the NAACP, a civil rights activist organization. • Two days after her arrest, the NAACP decided to organize a boycott of Montgomery buses.

“Walk, car pool, or ride bikes - but don’t travel by bus!”

“Walk, car pool, or ride bikes - but don’t travel by bus!”

 • The boycott was led by a pastor named Martin Luther King. •

• The boycott was led by a pastor named Martin Luther King. • Demands of the protest: Blacks can sit where they want on buses and they do not have to give up their seats.

 • Rosa’s interview on the boycott in 1956 click to link�

• Rosa’s interview on the boycott in 1956 click to link�

 • The boycott lasted over a year. • The Montgomery bus company suffered

• The boycott lasted over a year. • The Montgomery bus company suffered huge losses. • The Supreme Court declared segregation on buses illegal. • Rosa Parks continued to campaign for civil rights, school integration, job freedom, voting rights, etc.

Rosa Parks sitting at the front of the bus after she won her battle

Rosa Parks sitting at the front of the bus after she won her battle

“Never give up the struggle for freedom and justice. ”

“Never give up the struggle for freedom and justice. ”

Resources: • Google images • Rosa Parks and her Protest for Civil Rights by

Resources: • Google images • Rosa Parks and her Protest for Civil Rights by Philip Steele • You Tube: Rosa Parks - Interview • http: //www. educationalsynthesis. org/famamer/ RParks. html • http: //www. rosaparksfacts. com/montgomerybus-boycott. php • http: //blog. mpl. org/nowatmpl/2010/12/rosa_pa rks. html