Everlee's research project by Everlee French

Picture #1 (Rosa Parks on the bus)

efrench29 — 2025-05-19 15:11:26 UTC

This picture is showing Rosa Parks entering a public bus that many people were opposed of. This picture relates to the topic because it was showing the first steps of a black woman that was moving towards the civil rights movement.

CITE: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rosa-Parks

Picture #2 (Goes to Public School)

efrench29 — 2025-05-19 15:17:55 UTC

This picture is showing Rosa Parks going to Public school. This relates because it is showing how the world is changing and is slowly becoming better.

Picture #3 (The Civil Rights Movement gets passed)

efrench29 — 2025-05-19 15:20:37 UTC

The civil rights act was passed and Rosa Parks helped that happen. She was working with Congress to allow rights to black American citizens.

Picture #4 (Awarded Congressional Gold medal)

efrench29 — 2025-05-19 15:24:13 UTC

This picture is showing that Rosa Parks is the mother of the modern day civil rights movement. It relates to the topic because she is changing the world and so many people looked up to her.

Historical Context

efrench29 — 2025-05-19 15:25:15 UTC

In 1955 Rosa Parks lived in Montgomery, Alabama. She was born February 4th, 1913 in Alabama and lived to the age of 92 passing away October 24, 2005. During the time Rosa Parks lived racial segregation and discrimination were still a huge problem, white people still did not accept African Americans especially in the South. That limited the rights of black people allowing very few people to attend school, get jobs, attend public restrooms, etc.

Timeline

efrench29 — 2025-05-19 15:27:35 UTC

Event #1:

Rosa Parks was born Tuskegee, Alabama, 1913, February 4th. Her full born maiden name is Rosa Louise McCauley.

Event #2:

Rosa attended a school called Montgomery Industrial School, in Montgomery, Alabama. It was also known as “Mrs. White’s School for Girls”. But she was hated for being a black girl going to a public school. (1924-1929)

Event #3:

She lost her job as an assistant tailor due to her being related to the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Because of this, she was arrested in 1955-1956.

Event #4:

She lost her job as an assistant tailor due to her being related to the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Because of this, she was arrested in 1955-1956.

Event #5:

Rosa Parks was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. That medal was the highest Legislative medal ever given. It was given to her because she was known as the “mother of the civil rights movement”.

Works Cited (For the Timeline)

efrench29 — 2025-05-19 15:30:05 UTC

https://www.rosaparks.org/biography/#:~:text=Mrs.,James%20and%20Leona%20Edwards%20McCauley.

https://naacp.org/find-resources/history-explained/civil-rights-leaders/rosa-parks

https://www.loc.gov/collections/rosa-parks-papers/articles-and-essays/beyond-the-bus/#:~:text=In%201987%2C%20she%20and%20long,for%20civil%20and%20human%20rights.

https://www.loc.gov/exhibitions/rosa-parks-in-her-own-words/about-this-exhibition/a-life-of-global-impact/congressional-gold-medal/

Call To Freedom/Conclusion

efrench29 — 2025-05-19 16:58:04 UTC

Rosa Parks was a great role model and she sacrificed so much for freedom. She was hated for her skin color and when she attended a public bus in 1955, everyone told her she couldn’t board but she stood for what she believed in and set a new standard for black people. Because of what she did the Rosa Parks Act was passed allowing people in Alabama to clear the arrest records of boarding a bus as a black person. When she was 11 years old she attended a white school and people protested and hated but she then became known for her courageous steps to become a great freedom leader.

Creative Poem

efrench29 — 2025-05-19 17:13:48 UTC

I work hard to achieve what I have

I try to be what I can

Even though they hate on my color

I still work even harder

They know me for my bravery

I try to do what I can

To work away from old times during slavery

But some people don’t understand

That we earn rights just as they can

It’s finally a time where I can be me

Where I am free

At least I try to be

My name is Rosa Parks

I came out of the dark

I’m breaking out the barricades

To show everyone my heart

Event #1

efrench29 — 2025-05-19 18:39:02 UTC

She was born, her full name was Rosa Louise McCauley. Her birth date is February 4th, 1913. She was born in Tuskegee, Alabama. Her parents are Leona McCauley and James McCauley.

Event #3

efrench29 — 2025-05-19 18:43:43 UTC

Rosa Parks lost her job as an assistant tailor due to her being related to the Montgomery Bus Boycott. During this time she was hated for being a part of it. She was eventually arrested for it in 1955-1956.

Event #5

efrench29 — 2025-05-19 18:46:03 UTC

Rosa Parks was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. She was awarded it because of her stance being a role model for black American Citizens. She was known as the "Mother of the Civil Right Movement". This was the highest Legislative medal ever given.