Rosa Parks

By Ben McIlwain

  • Rosa Parks was born

    Rosa Parks is born in Tuskegee, Alabama. Her parents were James McCauley and Leona McCauley.

  • Rosa Parks attended college

    Rosa Parks attends Alabama State Teachers College for negroes.

  • The bus incident

    Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on the bus for a white person and is ejected from the racially segregated bus.

  • Rosa Parks recived an award

    Rosa Parks recived an award after trying to vote three times

  • Bus Segregation ended

    On june 3rd 1946 segregation on public busses
  • Changes in School

    Changes in School

    The U.S. supreme court rules that racial segregation is unconstitutional.

  • Job loss

    Rosa Parks loses her job as a seamstress at Montgomery fair

  • Riots break out

    During the summer, some riots break out at Mississippi university

  • Excesseive protesting

    Police use dogs and water hoses to stop protesters that were supposably "getting out of hand".

  • White only resturant

    Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested for trying to eat at a white only resturant

  • Her first book

    Rosa Parks published her first book tittled "Rosa Parks My Story"

  • Filming Begins

    The filming begins for "Rosa Parks The Story" a CBS television movie. The filming ended on May 23rd of 2001.

  • Death

    Rosa Parks died in her detrioit home. On Novemeber 2nd of 2005 a 7 hour funeral service was held at the Greater Temple Church.