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Rosa Parks was born.
Rosa Parks was born in Tuskegee, Alabama as Rosa Louise McCauley. -
Rosa Parks was married.
Rosa marries Raymond Parks who was a barber. SHe was only 19 years of age. -
U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court banned sergegation on buses or interstae travel. -
Rosa Parks refuses
Rosa Parks refuses to stand up for a white male after a long day of work. The bus drivers orders her to do so and she still wouldn't stand. Parks was arrested and fined $14. -
Matrin Luther King Jr.
MLK Jr. was one of the leaders in the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott. The boycott started on December 5, 1955. -
End of the boycott
The Montgomery bus boycott ended. -
Montgomery Federal Court
The Montgomery Federal Court decided that any and all laws that require racial segreation seating were in violation of the 14th Admendment of the U.S. Constitution. -
U.S. Supreme Court Ruling
The Supreme Court ruled against Alabama and the city of Montgomery that bus segreation laws were violating the eqaual protection of the 14th Admendment of the U.S. Constitution. -
President Eisenhower signs a new law
President Eisenhower signs the Civil Rights Act of 1960 into law. This Act would put penaltites on whomever abstructed someone's attempt to register to vote or ability to vote. -
Raymond Parks dies
Raymond Parks died in Detroit, Michigan. They were married for almost 45 years. -
Rosa Parks Museum
This museum was opened at the site of Rosa Parks's arrest in 1955. -
Rosa was honored
Rosa Parks was honored with the International Institute Heritage Hall of Fame Award. -
Rosa Parks death
Rosa Parks dies in Detroit, Michigan -
Laid to rest
The U.S. Senate was honoring Parks by passing a resolution to let her body lay in the U.S. Capital Rotunda.
