Miguel Vargas

February 6, 2017 Rosa Parks

Civil Rights Activist Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat for aa
The only tired I white passenger. Which began the Montgomery boycott and other
was, was tired of efforts to end segregation.
giving in.
Rosa Parks
One contribution she
Background
Did was refusing to give Rosa Parks was born on February 4 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama. When her
up her seat. As her trail parents separated, she moved with her mother to Pine Level, just outside the state
was bailed a boycott was capital, Montgomery. Her mom was Leona McCauley and her dad was James
started. With the ongoing McCauley. She grew up on a farm with her maternal grandparents, mother, and
boycotts she contributed younger brother Sylvester.
in The U.S. Supreme
Court declared
segregation on
Montgomery buses
unconstitutional on
Nov. 13, 1956. As a
person to stand up
she made everyone
to have the courage
to stand up for
themselves. She
also contributed
pride in her race.
Impacts: due to her
contributions she
had impacted many
other African Achievements:
Americans to stand
In 1983, Rosa Parks was included into the Michigan Womens Hall of Fame.
up for themselves.
She also ended She was able to Publish two books describing her life and her faith and how it helped.
segregation on
Rosa Started the Rosa and Raymond Parks institute for self development in February of 1987.
buses and was
finally equal for In 1996 Rosa Parks was presented by President Bill Clinton with the Medal of Freedom
everyone. She
In 1999 she was presented with the congressional Gold Medal
gave many people a
sense of purpose.
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