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Birth Date
Rosa Parks was born in Tuskegee, Alabama on Feb. 4th, 1913. She was born to James and Leona McCauley. -
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Rosa Parks' Movement
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School
Rosa Parks got enrolled in Montgomery Industrial School for Girls. -
College
Parks ends up going to Alabama State Teachers College for black people. This was in her 10th and 11th grade years. -
Marriage
She gets married on Dec 18th to Raymond Parks. He was a professional barber. -
WW2
WW2 oficially begins -
Bus Segregation
Refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus and gets kicked off the bus. Later, she then tries to vote and gets denied. -
Banned Bus Travel
US Supreme Court bands segregation in interstate bus travel. -
Freedom Riders
Tested the laws in the south for segregated bus travel. -
Unconstitutional
Racial segregation in the public schools was ruled unconstitutional. -
Refusal
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat in Montgomery, Alabama. -
Signing
Pres. Eisenhower signs in 1960 the civil rights act. -
MLK Gets Arrested
MLK gets arrested for trying to eat in a white-only restaurant in St. Augustine, Florida. -
Parks' Honorary
A Rosa Parks Scholarship Foundation is published by Detriot Public Schools and the Detriot news. This is the 25th anniversary of her refusing to get off the bus. -
Rosa Parks My Story
She publishes her very first book. -
Dies
Rosa Parks passes away with dementia.
