The woman who stood up for her and others’ civil rights.

Time 100- One of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential Individuals from the 20th Century Source: Time Magazine . Rosa Parks The woman who stood up for her and others’ civil rights. Presented by Ryan Cutaneo Bedminster School, NJ

Rosa Parks • Rosa Parks was born in February 4, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama. • Parks grew up in a farm and she was poor. • Later, she started working as a seamstress making beds. • In 1932 Rosa Parks married Raymond Parks. • In the 1940s, Mr. and Mrs. Parks were members of the Voters League Presented by Ryan Cutaneo Bedminster School, NJ

Rosa Parks • In 1943 Rosa Parks became active in the American Civil Rights movement. She also worked as a secretary for the Montgomery NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored Persons.) • Rosa Parks stopped working as a secretary in 1957. • Eight Months earlier a girl was arrested because she refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus. • On December 1, 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa boarded the Cleveland Avenue bus. Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man, and she was arrested. Her refusal to give up her seat sparked the Civil Rights Movement. Presented by Ryan Cutaneo Bedminster School, NJ

Rosa Parks • She was a courageous lady because she never stopped to fight for her rights. • She was a fair lady. She tried not to be selfish. • She always tried to do the right thing. • She was respectful because she stood up for her rights. She was respectful because she wanted African-Americans to be treated fairly. Presented by Ryan Cutaneo Bedminster School, NJ

Rosa Parks- Courageous Rosa Parks was a courageous lady, because she never gave up her rights. Rosa Parks was a courageous because even when she new she would get arrested she wouldn’t give up her seat with out an argument. Rosa parks also was courageous because she would always keep trying to get her rights even after going to jail and receiving death threats. Presented by Ryan Cutaneo Bedminster School, NJ

Rosa Parks- Video Clip - Link American History: Social Activism in the United States. Discovery Channel School. 2005.unitedstreaming. 21 October 2006<http://www.unitedstreaming.com/> Presented by Ryan Cutaneo Bedminster School, NJ

Rosa Parks- Respectful Rosa Parks was respectful because she wanted African-Americans to have their own rights and she wasn’t racist. Parks was respectful because she didn’t fight when she was getting arrested. Parks never hurt anyone. Presented by Ryan Cutaneo Bedminster School, NJ

Rosa Parks- Trustworthy Rosa parks didn’t want to break the law, but she also didn’t wanted to be treated unfairly. Rosa Parks worked with Martin Luther King Jr. to end bus segregation in Montgomery, Alabama. Presented by Ryan Cutaneo Bedminster School, NJ

Conclusion Rosa Parks died in October 24, 2005 of old age. Parks died in her home in Detroit. Parks was 92 years old when she died. She will be remembered for her courage and as a pioneer in the Civil Rights movement. Presented by Ryan Cutaneo Bedminster School, NJ

The woman who stood up for her and others’ civil rights.