Rosa Parks helped advance civil rights by refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in 1955. This sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott and helped end laws requiring segregated public buses. Parks grew up in the early 20th century facing racial discrimination and struggled to complete her education. Some of her accomplishments included casting her first ballot, earning her diploma, and receiving civil rights awards. The report discusses Parks' background and accomplishments to understand her role in fighting for equal rights.

1. Rosa Parks
By Kayla Mizo

2. Introduction
I wanted to learn more about Rosa Parks. To find out what she did to help
America. There are three reasons why I chose Rosa Parks. One of them is, she stood up for
African American in many different ways. By, she refusing to get out of her seat in the white
section of the bus. She believed that blacks and whites should sit anywhere they want.
Rosa Parks struggled growing up as a black person. First, Rosa couldn’t go to the
same schools as whites because blacks were disciplined far higher rates than whites. They also
couldn’t use the same restroom or drink from the same water fountain. They couldn’t eat at an all
“whites” restaurant, and they had to ride the bus in different sections. Listen in now because the
story has just begun!

3. Background
Rosa Parks was born on February 4, 1913 in Tuskegee,
Alabama. She was born to James and Leona McCauley. Her father
was a carpenter and her mother was a teacher. During the time when
Rosa was two, her father moved away. The rest of her family moved
in with Rosa’s maternal grandparents.
Education is good for you, but for Rosa Parks it was a bit
of a struggle. Most southern rural schools for blacks, was over
crowed and poorly equipped. Rosa’s school didn’t run the full eight to
nine months, instead it lets out after six or seven months. She took
courses in cooking, serving, basketry, and embroidery and attended
lectures on cleanliness and discipline. Also in 1927, Rosa school closed
down, when Rosa was in 7th grade. She continued education at Booker
T. Washington Junior High School. But before graduation, Rosa
had to drop out of school to help the family. Especially to nurse her
ailing mother and grandmother. Church became backbone of Rosa
Life.

4. Special Accomplishment
Everyone has a special accomplishment, even Rosa
Parks. First, thing Rosa Parks accomplished was casting
her fist ballot. The ballot is for voting, but it took a long
time because the law said that blacks couldn’t vote. Second,
Rosa accomplished getting her diploma in 1933, soon after
she married. Finally, Rosa won the spring ram Medal of
the NACCP. She also won the Eleanor Roosevelt
Women of Courage Award, for having courage to d what
she did at the bus. That’s the special accomplishments
Rosa did. Rosa believed to not let anyone say you can’t do it,
not even your family and friends. To follow through in
what you are doing.

5. Conclusion
This report is to learn more about a person you chose and how
he/she helped America. Also to learn different web sites you can use to
find information on your person or something else. One web site you could
use is Destiny, where it helps you to find different books on different
things.
In summary, Rosa Parks did something for the blacks to stop
segregation and when she stopped segregation, blacks got to have equal
rights with the white.
Rosa Park’s personality was to never give up, to keep going. My
connection to that is the same because in sports, I keep trying and
following through. If Rosa gave up she wouldn’t have succeed in what
she did. If I gave up I wouldn’t have learned how to do things correctly
or succeed in what I do.

6. Bibliography
1. Encyclopedia Britannica
“Rosa Parks” Online Internet: http://www.new.school.eb.com
2. Destiny: Centralized Library
-Author: Siegel, Beatrice
-Title: The Year They Walked
-Place of publication: New York
-Publisher: Four Wind Press; Toronto: Maxwell Macmillan
Canada; New York: Maxwell Macmillan International
3. Web Site
Homework Center- Biographies
http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/biohc.html

7. Bibliography
1. Encyclopedia Britannica
“Rosa Parks” Online Internet: http://www.new.school.eb.com
2. Destiny: Centralized Library
-Author: Siegel, Beatrice
-Title: The Year They Walked
-Place of publication: New York
-Publisher: Four Wind Press; Toronto: Maxwell Macmillan
Canada; New York: Maxwell Macmillan International
3. Web Site
Homework Center- Biographies
http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/biohc.html