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When Rosa Parks Was Born
She was born in Tuskegee, Alabama. -
Her parents
Her parents were Leona Edwards McCauley and James McCauley -
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Married
Rosa Parks married Raymond Parks when she was 19. They were married for 45 years then her husband died. -
Elected Secretary
Rosa Parks is elected secretary of the montgomery branchof the NAACP -
NAACP
Rosa joins NAACP -
job
Took a job on the un-segregated Maxwell Air Force base. -
Rosa Parks Job
Rosa Parks was employed as a secretary for the Montgomery chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of colored people. -
Arrested
Arrested for refusing to relinquish her seat to a white man. -
out of jail
rosa parks got out of jail december 2 1955 -
Lost her job
Rosa Parks lost her job as a seamstress in the Montgomery Fair -
Court
Browder v. Gayle filed in U.S. District Court -
Left Montgomery
Left Montgomery, Alabama to seek work in Virginia then Left Virginia and moved to Detroit, Michigan. -
Rosa Parks Husband Died
Died from cancer on August 19, 1977. They had been married for 45 yrs. -
Awarded
Awarded the Spingarn Medal by the NAACP -
Womens hall
Rosa Parks was Inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame -
Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development
Founded the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development. -
Retired
Retired from employment in office
of Representative Conyers -
Retired
Retired from employment in office of Representative Conyers. -
Peace Abbey
Rosa Parks was Awarded the Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award. -
rosa parks story
Rosa Parks: My Story – Autobiography published -
attacked
rosa parks was Attacked in her apartment by Joseph Skipper -
awarded the international freedom conductor awared
rosa parks was Awarded the International Freedom Conductor Award by the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. Awarded the Detroit-Windsor International Freedom Festival Freedom Award in 1999. -
Gold Medal
rosa parks was Awarded the Congressional Gold Medal -
Named by Magazine
Named by Time Magazine as one of the 20 most influential figures of the century. -
Seat For White
Forced off of segregated bus for accidentally
sitting in seat reserved for whites. -
Rosa Parks Died
Rosa Parks death from complications of progressive dementia . -
statueof rosa parks
Statue of Rosa Parks placed in National Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C. -
Detroit Windsor
rosa parks was Awarded the Detroit-Windsor International Freedom Festival Freedom Award
