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	Rosa Parks - MSN Encarta
		Parks became increasingly committed to racial justice as she and her husband joined the campaign to save the 'Scottsboro Boys'—nine young fl men who were accused of raping two white teenagers near Scottsboro, Alabama, in 1931.
		Parks was riding home from work on the Cleveland Avenue bus line in Montgomery when she refused to give up her place in the front row of the 'colored section' to a white man who could find no seat in the section reserved for whites.
		Rosa Parks remained active in the NAACP and in other civil rights organizations, including the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), until advancing age slowed her down.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761575590/Parks_Rosa_Louise.html (999 words)

	The Anti-Defamation League Honors the Life and Achievements of Rosa Parks
		Rosa Parks was secretary of the Montgomery chapter of the NAACP, a member of the Voters’ League, and actively involved with the Highlander Folk School, an education center for workers' rights and racial equality.
		Parks had the respect and support of her community as well as the fortitude to withstand the racism and publicity that the boycott would generate.
		Rosa Parks was a community leader and activist for at least a dozen years before she boarded that fateful bus in Montgomery on December 1, 1955.
	www.adl.org /education/rosa_parks.asp (1639 words)

	Rosa Parks and the Rosa Parks Biography
		On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks took her seat in the front of the “colored section” of a Montgomery bus.
		Rosa Parks was widely known as the Mother of the Civil Rights Movement, but her iconic stature afforded her little financial security.
		Rosa Parks and her husband relocated to Detroit, Michigan, in 1957, where they struggled financially for the next eight years.
	www.africanaonline.com /rosa_parks.htm (1027 words)

	Interview With Rosa Parks
		Rosa Parks is an important person because she fought for civil rights.
		Rosa Parks believed in freedom and she believed that we should all be treated the same.
		Rosa Parks is a wonderful person because she believes in human rights.
	teacher.scholastic.com /rosa/interview.htm (2390 words)

	The My Hero Project - Rosa Parks
		One day, Rosa Parks had so much courage and strength that when her bus arrived to pick her up, she got on the bus, put her money in the slot, and sat in the front of the bus.
		Rosa Parks is known as a national hero and as a shy girl who stood up against racism and fought for freedom.
		Rosa Parks made history when she refused to sit in the back of the bus.
	myhero.com /hero.asp?hero=rosaParks (1630 words)

	Rosa Parks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Rosa and her family were now targets for white racists and in 1957 the family decided to move to Detroit.
		Rosa remained active in the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People and in 1987 she founded the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self-Development, which aimed to help the young and educate them about civil rights.
		Rosa Parks had been ejected from a bus in 1943 when she refused to enter through the back door, and became known to drivers, who would sometimes refuse to let her on.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /USAparksR.htm (3005 words)

	Girl Power! Guest Rosa Parks: Black History Month 1998
		Rosa Parks, born on February 4, 1913, has been called the "mother of the civil rights movement" and one of the most important citizens of the 20th century.
		Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat near the front of a Montgomery, Alabama city bus to a white passenger.
		Rosa Parks' courage, determination, and her continued efforts to make Americans aware of the history of the civil rights struggle serve as important reminders.
	www.girlpower.gov /girlarea/gpguests/RosaParks.htm (999 words)

	Rosa Parks
		Rosa was not happy about dropping out of school, but she realized it was her responsibility to take care of her grandmother, and then her mother when she became ill.
		Rosa knew better than that and on her second try she wrote down all the answers she had written on the 21 question test so she could fight not getting a card the second time, but she didn’t need to worry because she passed the second test and received her card.
		Rosa is well known for refusing to give up her seat on the bus in Montgomery, but has been very active all her life in the Civil Rights Movement.
	library.thinkquest.org /J0112391/rosa_parks.htm (1865 words)

	Rosa Parks hero file
		The US parliament votes to allow Parks' body to lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington "so that citizens of the United States may pay their last respects to this great American." She is only the 29th person and the first woman to be granted this honour.
		Parks' funeral is held at the Greater Grace Temple in Detroit on 2 November.
		Parks is later entombed in a mausoleum at Detroit's Woodlawn Cemetery.
	www.moreorless.au.com /heroes/parks.html (2166 words)

	CNN.com - Civil rights icon Rosa Parks dies at 92 - Oct 25, 2005
		Parks' moment in history began in December 1955 when she refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama.
		Conyers, who first met Parks during the early days of the civil rights struggle, recalled Monday that she worked on his original congressional staff when he first was elected to the House of Representatives in 1964.
		Parks was the subject of the documentary "Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks," which received a 2002 Oscar nomination for best documentary short.
	www.cnn.com /2005/US/10/24/parks.obit/index.html (1059 words)

	Rosa Parks
		Rosa Parks, a Montgomery, Alabama, seamstress, simply refused to relinquish her seat on a city bus to a white man on December 1, 1955.
		Rosa Parks, a respected, stable member of that community, and a woman of unimpeachable character, would prove to be perfect for the test case that Black activists had been waiting for.
		Parks arrived at the courthouse on Monday morning, a crowd was waiting in front; she was impeccably dressed in a fl dress and gray coat, with white gloves and a hat.
	www.gibbsmagazine.com /RosaParks.htm (1188 words)

	Rosa Parks Biography
		Rosa Parks’ courage to stand up for rights as a citizen of the USA inspires me to this day to stand up for the ideals of freedom and justice for all.
		Rosa Parks, an innocent woman was on her way home from work riding on a segregated bus.
		Rosa envisioned that this institute would be a community-centered environment that would offer programs for youth to help them continue their education and have hopes for the future.
	rosaparks.5u.com (2828 words)

	Educators and Students - An Act of Courage, The Arrest Records of Rosa Parks
		Rosa Parks, an African American, was arrested that day for violating a city law requiring racial segregation of public buses.
		Parks remained seated, arguing that she was not in a seat reserved for whites.
		Parks was not the first person to be prosecuted for violating the segregation laws on the city buses in Montgomery.
	www.archives.gov /education/lessons/rosa-parks (828 words)

	GRANDtimes.com Senior Magazine & Portal Site
		When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man forty years ago on December 1, 1955, she was tired and weary from a long day of work.
		Parks is a role model that these students look up to, and they feel very honored and privileged to be in her company.
		Parks' belief in God and her religious convictions are at the core of everything she does.
	www.grandtimes.com /rosa.html (984 words)

	Rosa Parks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Parks' made her heroic stand in an atmosphere of lynchings for fls who stepped out of line, putting her at great risk.
		The American Academy of Achievement, which inducted her into its hall of fame in 1995, calls Parks an "example of courage and determination and an inspiring symbol to all Americans to remain free." She is also an inductee in the National Women's Hall of Fame.
		Parks was born on Feb. 4, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama.
	www.heroism.org /class/1950/heroes/parks.htm (474 words)

	Rosa Parks, icon of U.S. civil rights era, dies - Race in America - MSNBC.com
		Civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks is shown in December 2001 at a ceremony in Dearborn, Mich., honoring the 46th anniversary of her arrest for civil disobedience.
		Parks died at her home during the evening of natural causes, with close friends by her side, said Gregory Reed, an attorney who represented her for the past 15 years.
		Parks became a revered figure in Detroit, where a street and middle school were named for her and a papier-mache likeness of her was featured in the city’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/9809237 (882 words)

	Rosa Parks: A 50th Anniversary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Parks was not the first African-American to refuse to give up her seat to a white person.
		The selection of Parks for a test case supported by the NAACP has been speculated to be in part because she was employed by the NAACP.
		The Rosa Parks Library and Museum in Montgomery, Alabama, was dedicated in November 2001.
	www.evergreen.edu /library/GovDocs/hotopics/rosaparks/index.html (953 words)

	Apple - Hot News - Rosa Parks
		Parks was arrested, fingerprinted and fined for violating a city ordinance.
		Born Rosa Louise McCauley on February 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Alabama, Parks was the first child of James and Leona Edwards McCauley; her brother Sylvester was born in 1915.
		Rosa became a secretary and later a youth leader of the local branch of the NAACP; she was preparing for a major youth conference at the time of her arrest.
	www.apple.com /hotnews/articles/2005/10/rosaparks (582 words)

	Rosa Parks - EnchantedLearning.com
		Rosa Parks, born Rosa Louise McCauley (February 4, 1913 - October 24, 2005) was a pivotal figure in the fight for civil rights.
		Parks to give up her seat to a white man. When she refused, she was arrested and fined.
		Parks had been the secretary of the Montgomery, Alabama, NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) and was a tailor's assistant at the Montgomery Fair department store.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /history/us/aframer/parks (642 words)

	TIME 100: Rosa Parks
		Rosa Parks in Montgomery, Ala., on Dec. 21, 1956, after a Supreme Court ruling banning segregation on city public transit vehicles took effect
		— From Rosa, in On the Bus with Rosa Parks by Rita Dove
		Parks was 42 years old when she refused to give up her seat.
	www.time.com /time/time100/heroes/profile/parks01.html (382 words)

	TROY-Montgomery Campus: Rosa Parks Library and Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The passing of Rosa Parks in Detroit on, October 24, 2005 was deeply felt by the Troy University family, as the University is home to the Rosa Parks Library and Museum, the only museum dedicated to the civil rights icon.
		Parks was a major figure in our nation's history, but she was also a member of our Troy University family.
		Rosa Parks is a symbol to all Americans to remain free.
	montgomery.troy.edu /museum (1018 words)

	Today in History: December 1
		Board of Education decision, the NAACP choose Rosa Parks to attend a desegregation workshop at the Highlander Folk School in Monteagle, Tennessee.
		Although her arrest was not "planned," Park's action was consistent with the NAACP's desire to challenge segregated public transport in the courts.
		Rosa and Raymond Parks moved to Detroit where, for over twenty years, the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement" worked for Congressman John Conyers.
	memory.loc.gov /ammem/today/dec01.html (1294 words)

	Rosa Parks Biography -- Academy of Achievement
		This brave woman, Rosa Parks, was arrested and fined for violating a city ordinance, but her lonely act of defiance began a movement that ended legal segregation in America, and made her an inspiration to freedom-loving people everywhere.
		Rosa Parks was born Rosa Louise McCauley in Tuskegee, Alabama to James McCauley, a carpenter, and Leona McCauley, a teacher.
		Parks spent her last years living quietly in Detroit, where she died in 2005 at the age of 92.
	www.achievement.org /autodoc/page/par0bio-1 (873 words)

	Rosa Parks Portal
		On December 1, 1955, seamstress Rosa Parks changed America forever when she was arrested for refusing to yield her seat to a white patron on a Montgomery, Alabama city bus.
		Parks was found guilty of disorderly conduct and that lead directly to the famous Montgomery Bus Boycott.
		Parks was not the "quiet seamstress" as the media has often portrayed her.
	e-portals.org /Parks (1483 words)

	Tolerance.org: Remembering Rosa Parks: 1913-2005
		"Rosa Parks may have been quiet, but she was a fiercely committed activist," said Richard Cohen, president of the Southern Poverty Law Center.
		Georgette Norman, director of the Rosa Parks Library and Museum in Montgomery, added this: "In 1955, she was a word of truth.
		Parks also is the focus of one of the Center's most successful teaching kits, Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks, which has been sent free to tens of thousands of educators across the country.
	www.tolerance.org /news/article_tol.jsp?id=1319 (710 words)

	Amazon.com: Rosa Parks: My Story: Books: Rosa Parks,Jim Haskins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Parks set the record straight about the history and the times she grew up in, she's just as willing to show that Civil Rights activists, for all their heroism, were not flawless saints.
		Rosa Parks was born February 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Alabama.
		Rosa Parks was the person who lit the spark that ignited the civil rights movement in the United States that led to so much positive change.
	www.amazon.com /Rosa-Parks-My-Story/dp/0141301201 (2568 words)

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