Rosa Parks

Jermaine Mckinney

Birth – Date and Place

• Born on February 4, 1913

• Was born in Alabama

Family

• Her grandparents moved to a farm

• Her dad was a carpenter

• Her parents got split up when she was young

Early Childhood Life

• Home schooled until she was eleven

Education

• Had no education because she dropped out of school to take care of her mother.

Accomplishments and Awards

• She decided to stand up for her rights.

• In 1980, she won the Martin Luther King Jr. Award.

• In 1983, she was placed into the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame.

Obstacles Rosa Parks Overcame

• She was an African American.

• Had to move out her seat but did not, so she was arrested.

What I think Rosa Parks is a hero

• She decided to stand up for her rights and tell people to do the same.

Famous Quotes

• “I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free so that others would also be free.”

Death – Date and Place

• Died on October 24, 2005

• In Detroit, MI• Age 92

Other Interesting Facts

She wanted people to stand up for there rights.

Bibliography

• www.gardenofparise.com

• Went there on October 5

• www.africawithin.com

• Went there on October 25