BRITANNICA BEGINNER BIOS ROSA PARKS HEROINE OF THE GL RIGHTS MOVEMENT THERESE SHEA Britannica Educational Publishing IN ASSOCIATION WITH ROSEN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
ROSA PARKS HEROINE OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT CHAPTER ONE 4 In December 1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery Alabama Her simple action was very important to the CIVIL RIGHTS movement in the United States Parks was not a powerful or famous person at that time However she was brave and demanded to be treated fairly Rosa Parks was African American AN INSPIRING ACTION The rights of a country’s citizens are called CIVIL RIGHTS They include the right to vote and the right to have an education Vocabulary Box
5 AN INSPIRING ACTION She grew up in a time and place in which racism divided blacks and whites Blacks were not treated Rosa Parks was a quiet woman who made a brave choice in 1955
