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Segregation law becomes official part of Montgomery City code
Segregation law becomes official part of Montgomery City code -
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Rosa Parks
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1913- Rosa Louis McCauley born in Tuskegee, Alabama
1913
Rosa Louis McCauley born in Tuskegee, Alabama -
1931-Rosa becomes highly active in defending the Scottsboro Boys
1931
Rosa becomes highly active in defending the Scottsboro Boys -
1932-Rosa Louis McCauley weds Raymond Parks
1932
Rosa Louis McCauley weds Raymond Parks -
1943-Rosa joins NAACP
1943
Rosa joins NAACP -
1943-Forced off of segregated bus for accidentally sitting in seat reserved for whites
1943
Forced off of segregated bus for accidentally sitting in seat reserved for whites -
1944-Took a job on the un-segregated Maxwell Air Force Base
1944
Took a job on the un-segregated Maxwell Air Force Base -
1955-Beginning of Montgomery Bus Boycott
1955
Beginning of Montgomery Bus Boycott -
1955-(Dec. 1): Arrested for refusing to relinquish her seat to a white man
1955
(Dec. 1): Arrested for refusing to relinquish her seat to a white man -
1956-End of Montgomery Bus Boycott
1956
End of Montgomery Bus Boycott -
1964-The Civil Rights Act of 1964 Passed, signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 2nd
1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 Passed, signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 2nd -
1992-Rosa Parks: My Story – Autobiography published
1992
Rosa Parks: My Story – Autobiography published -
1994 Attacked in her apartment by Joseph Skipper
1994
Attacked in her apartment by Joseph Skipper -
1999-Named by Time Magazine as one of the 20 most influential figures of the century
1999
Named by Time Magazine as one of the 20 most influential figures of the century -
2005-Rosa Parks death from complications of progressive dementia
2005
Rosa Parks death from complications of progressive dementia -
2006-Statue of Rosa Parks placed in National Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C
2006
Statue of Rosa Parks placed in National Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C.