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Civil rights leader Rosa Parks was born.
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Rosa went to live with her grandparents ,at years old, who had been slaves. They taught her that all people should be treated equally.
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Rosa was able to attend school. The problem was she could only attend segregated schools. These schools were not well funded or equipped correctly. The building was one room for K-6 and they had to take all their books and materials home so they wouldn't be stolen or destroyed.
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At age 11, Rosa moved to Montgomery. She continued to go to school.
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Rosa got married to Raymond Parks, He was barber. Both shared a dislike for segregation laws. They both belonged to the NAACP who were working towards equal rights for African Americans.
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Rosa refused to give up her seat to a white man. Rosa was arrested. Her arrest led to a boycott of African American's refusing to ride the city buses. It lasted for 1 year.
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Rosa wins her case at the Supreme Court. The court decides that public bus segregation is illegal.
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Rosa spends her life fighting for equal rights. In 1996 she is award the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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Rosa died at the age of 92. She is known as the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement."
