Rosa parks

Rosa Parks

By nawalbran

  • 1913 Rosa Louise McCauley is born.

    Rosa Louise McCauley is born on February 4th in Tuskegee, Alabama.

  • Rosa marries Raymond Parks.

    Rosa marries Raymond Parks.
    When Rosa became Rosa Parks, wh was 19 years old. Raymond was 29. She didn't fnish her schooling until after her marriage.

  • Arrested

    Arrested
    Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving up her bus seat to a white man. This took place in Montgomery, Alabama. She was fined $14.

  • Parks stands trial and found guilty.

    Parks stands trial and found guilty.
    Parks stands trial and is found guilty of breaking the segregation laws. This leads to a 381-day boycott of the Montgomery bus system organized by Martin Luther King, Jr.

  • Boycotters return to busses.

    Boycotters return to busses.
    The Montgomery bus boycott ends after 381 days on December 20th, when the Supreme Court order outlawing racial segregation on buses arrives in Alabama.

  • Attends the Civil Rights March.

    Attends the Civil Rights March.
    The Civil Rights March in Washington. This is whn Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his "I have a Dream" speech.

  • Rosa's husband, Raymond Parks, dies.

    Raymond Parks died after a five-year battle with cancer.

  • Speaks at the Million Man March.

    Speaks at the Million Man March.
    Rosa speaks at the Million Man March in Washington, D. C.

  • Parks dies in Detroit at the age of 92.

    Parks dies in Detroit at the age of 92.

  • Buried in Detroit with her husband and her mother