Rosa Parks

Born Born

• Rosa parks was born on February 4, Rosa parks was born on February 4, 1913 and her parents were James 1913 and her parents were James and Leona McCauleyand Leona McCauley

• When Rosa grew up she lived in a When Rosa grew up she lived in a farm with her mother, brother, and farm with her mother, brother, and her grandparentsher grandparents

Married Married

• In 1932 Rosa got married to In 1932 Rosa got married to Raymond ParksRaymond Parks

Worked Worked

• When Rosa grew up she worked as a When Rosa grew up she worked as a tailor and got fired because she got tailor and got fired because she got arrestedarrested

• When Rosa got out of jail the house When Rosa got out of jail the house of representative’s John Conyers Jr. of representative’s John Conyers Jr. hired Rosa Parks as a staff assistant hired Rosa Parks as a staff assistant

Wrote Wrote

• In 1992 Rosa Parks wrote an In 1992 Rosa Parks wrote an autobiographyautobiography

called “My Story.”called “My Story.”

Awards Awards

• In 1979 Rosa got an award called the In 1979 Rosa got an award called the Spingarn Medal given out every year Spingarn Medal given out every year by the Association of Colored People by the Association of Colored People for outstanding achievement by a black for outstanding achievement by a black American.American.

• In 1998 Rosa was the first In 1998 Rosa was the first recipient of the International recipient of the International Freedom Conductors AwardFreedom Conductors Award

Died

Rosa Parks died on October 24th, 2005 because she was diagnosed with dementia.

She was the first woman to lie in state in the United States Capitol building.