Rosa Parks Rosa parks was born on February 4,1913, in Tuskegee, Alabama. She was a civil rights leader. She attended Alabama State College, worked as a seamstress and as a housekeeper. Her father, James McCauley, was a carpenter, and her mother, Leona (Edward's) McCauley was a teacher. Rosa P. had one younger brother named, Sylvester. Her family lived in Tuskegee. When Rosa was two years-old her parents split up and she, her mother, and her brother moved to her grandparents farm in Nearby Pine Level, Alabama. Her grandparents were one of the few black families who owned their own land, rather than work for someone else. Although they were poor, they were able to raise enough food for all. During the first half of this century for all blacks living in America skin color affected every part of their lives. The South in particular was very racist. Slavery had been abolished only by some fifty years earlier, and blacks were still hated and were feared by whites because of skin color.......

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1. Rosa Parks
   

   Rosa Parks. Rosa Parks Rosa Parks is an extraordinary person because she stood up
   against racism and stood up for herself. ... Rosa Parks became a great hero. ... ...

2. Rosa Parks Boycott
   

   Rosa Parks Boycott. ... An African-American women by the name of Rosa Parks led a one
   person protest that led to a large social protest and a Supreme Court case. ... ...

3. Rosa Parks
   

   Rosa Parks. On December 1st 1955, Rosa Parks was faced with the decision to give
   up her sit to a white man. When she refused, she was arrested and fined. ... ...

4. Rosa Parks
   

   Rosa Parks. Rosa Parks was a central figure in the United States civil rights movement.
   Her full name was Rosa Louise McCauley Parks. ... Rosa Parks had a memoir. ... ...

5. Rosa Parks
   

   Rosa Parks. ... However, in 1955 a woman named Rosa Parks took a stand, or more
   correctly took a seat, on a public bus in Montgomery, Alabama. ... ...