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Early life and family
Rosa Parks begins picking cotton alongside her grandparents. Parks attended a segregated school in Pine Level, Alabama. Born in Alabama in 1913, she grew up in a segregated world that constantly exposed her to discrimination. -
Early Life
Rosa Parks left school as an eleventh grader to take care of her sick mother and grandmother. -
First Activist
She was introduced to Raymond Park. Which was the first activist she encountered. -
Attending school
Rosa Parks returns back to school to finish her diploma. -
NAACP
Rey, Taylor, a Black woman was raped. The Montgomery NAACP dispatches Parks to investigate the case. -
Career
Rosa Parks became the Alabama State secretary for NAACP. -
Left Career
Parks had to step down as a NAACP secretary to take care of her sick mother. -
Career
After Parks took care of her sick mother, she was able to return to NAACP secretary. -
Opportunities
Parks attended a two weeks training session at the Highlander folk school in Tennessee. -
Segregation
Rosa was defying segregation on the city buses. -
Violation
Parks is indicated for violating a Montgomery law outlawing boycotts. -
Supreme Court
The Supreme court ruling that segregated buses are unconstitutional, the 381 day boycott ended. -
Equal Rights
Rosa Parks join the march to Montgomery for equal voting rights. -
Rioting
Rosa attended a five days rioting in Detroit. -
Riot
A " People's Tribunal" is held regarding three deaths during the riot in Detroit. Parks serves on the jury, which finds the police who were at the scene guilty. -
Award
The NAACP awarded Rose Parks with it's highest accolade, the spingarn medal.