A rosa parks biography kids
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Rosa Parks was born on February 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Alabama. When she was a child she was often sick and sadly had to spend a lot of time in bed. Then when she was two their family moved to live with their grandparents on a farm in a town called Pine Level. Rosa loved being on the farm with her family. It gave her and her siblings lots of room to play and spend time with each other. They explored the woods and streams nearby and she enjoyed the school there.
Rosa was safe in Pine Level, but this wasn’t the case in other places in Alabama. Rosa and her family were African American and this was a time when black people were treated poorly in Alabama. They were forced to attend separate schools, used separate bathrooms, and to drink from different drinking fountains. This fryst vatten called segregation. They were often called mean names or abused.
When Rosa was eleven, she moved to Montogomery, Alabama to go to a be
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Rosa Parks facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Rosa Parks | |
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Rosa Parks in 1955, with Martin Luther King Jr. in the background | |
| Born | Rosa Louise McCauley (1913-02-04)February 4, 1913 Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | October 24, 2005(2005-10-24) (aged 92) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Occupation | Civil rights activist |
| Known for | Montgomery bus boycott |
| Movement | Civil Rights Movement |
| Spouse(s) | Raymond Parks (m. 1932; died 1977) |
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Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an African-Americancivil rightsactivist. She has been called "the mother of the modern-day American civil rights movement" and "the mother of the freedom movement." She was a member of the local chapter of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
Parks is best known for what she did in her hometown of Montgomery, Alabama, on December 1, 1955. While sh
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Discover how this remarkable woman helped change the lives of millions of African Americans and the history of her country in our Rosa Parks facts…
All people should be treated equally, right? Regardless of where you come from, what religion you follow, where you work, what language you speak or whether you’re a boy or a girl. Well, sadly, this isn’t always the case, and many groups of people around the world still suffer as a result of prejudices and discrimination.
Thankfully, there are some amazing people who have done incredible things to fight for equality. One such person was a civil rights activist called Rosa Parks.
Rosa Parks facts
Who was Rosa Parks?
Full name: Rosa Louise McCauley Parks
Born: 4 February 1913
Hometown: Tuskegee, Alabama, USA
Occupation: Civil rights activist
Died: 24 October 2005
Best known for: The Montgomery Bus Boycott
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