Rosa+Parks

Name of individual (1 pt) Rosa Parks

When/where they lived (2 pts) She was born, February 4, 1913 and died October 24, 2005. She lived in Montgomery, Alabama.

Early life (3-4 sentences) (4 pts) Rosa parks spent most of her childhood life living with her mom, because her parents were divorced. At age eleven, she attended a public school for girls. She was forced to live by the Jim Crow laws and seperated whites from blacks, which whites had better opportunities for everything.

What they did to impact the Civil Rights Movement (4-5 sentences) (9 pts) After Rosa left the Maxwell Airforce Base, she worked for a white couple named, Clifford and Virginia Durr. They were good white fellows who wanted to make a change. They a place to educate the black community and racism. She was also a part of the Christian Leadership Conference, and a few others that made a big impact on the civil rights movement. During the 1950's Rosa parks was arrested because she would not give up her seat for a white bus rider. She decieded to stand up for her goods, which made a huge change on the civil rights movement.

On a scale of 1 (low) to 10 (high), how important do you think this person was to the movement? (Explain your reasoning in 4-5 sentences) (9 pts) I think Rosa Parks was a 10 to the civil rights movement. This is because she was influenced under the Jim Crow laws, which seperated races in almost every part of their lives. Public restrooms, drinking fountains, education, and transporation were all different for the blacks and whites. For example, blacks and whites were allowed to use the city bus, but the blacks had to sit in the back. She was the only brave one during the 1950's to try to make a change with the laws. She didnt let her change things, and make thigns worse just because of her skin color.

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