1. Senior Seminar By: Erica Danielle Murray

2. About Rosa Parks  Born on February 4, 1913, Tuskegee, Alabama  James McCauley and Leona McCauley.  Moved to Pine Level, Alabama with her maternal grandparents  She went to King at Anderson  Seamstress  Member of NAACP - Secretary of Montgomery chapter  In 1932, Rosa married Raymond Parks  No children

3. History of Racism in American Society  Unfair treatment of African Americans  No Civil Rights  Separate is not equal

4. Actions of Civil Rights Leaders and Participants  Civil Disobedience  Brown vs. Board of Education

5. Montgomery Bus Situation – In 1900, Montgomery had passed a city ordinance to segregate bus passengers by race. –Blacks comprised more than 75% of the ridership

6. Her Refusal to Move -Parks boarded the Cleveland Avenue bus around 6 P.M -The No. 2857 bus on which Parks was riding - Blake called the police to arrest Parks

7. Her Arrest - Rosa Parks Was Arrested for Civil Disobedience - December 1, 1955 -Age 42

8. Reactions to Rosa’s refusal  Bus Boycott  Browder vs. Gayle

9. Supreme Court Decision  On November 13 th, 1956  Ruled in Rosa Parks’ favor  De-segregation on city public transit vehicles

10. Legacy and Honors Rosa Parks displays her Congressional Gold Medal of Honor with U.S. Vice President Al Gore prior to a benefit tribute concert in her honor in Detroit.

11. Later Years  Parks became an icon of the Civil Rights Movement  In 1957, Raymond and Rosa Parks left Montgomery  She and her husband had suffered stomach ulcers  Her husband died of throat cancer

12. Death and Funeral  Death: October 24, 2005 (aged 92) in Detroit, Michigan

13. Fun Facts About Rosa  Favorite color: Pink  Favorite holiday: Christmas  Favorite food: Peanut butter pancakes  Favorite flower: Daisies and Roses  Favorite song: Twinkle  Favorite thing to do: Sewing

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