Monday, May 19, 2014

Rosa Parks by Jolie Nelson


  • She was born on February 4, 1913.
  • She joined the NAACP and worked for many years to improve the lives of African Americans in the south.
  • December 1, 1955 was the day that she refused to give up her bus seat for a white passenger  in Montgomery, Alabama.
  • She was arrested and fined for violating a city ordinance.
  • Many African Americans came together and boycotted the city bus.
  • Her single act of defiance began a movement that ended legal segregation in America.

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