Rosa Louise McCauley was born on February 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Alabama. She moved to Pine Level, Alabama with her parents Leona McCauley and James McCauley. Her mother was a teacher who valued education very much and Rosa’s father was a carpenter. Sylvester McCauley Rosa’s brother was born on August 20, 1915, and shortly after her parents separated. At a very young age Rosa dealt with racial discrimination. Rosa soon went on to attend a segregated one room school from grade 1 to 6, where students wore forced to walk to school. During the rest of Rosa’s education, she went to attend segregated schools in Montgomery. When Rosa was 16 she dropped out of school to take care of her dying grandmother and chronically ill mother.
In 1932 at the young age of 19 Rosa McCauley married Raymond Parks a man 10 years older than her. Rosa worked as a seamstress while her husband worked as a barber. Both Rosa and Raymond were active members of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). …show more content…
When the white section of the bus begins to filled up the driver of the bus James F Blake got up and ask Rosa and 3 other men to move. They all first refused to move seats, eventually the 3 other men move but Rosa refused to move seats and just moved enough so the white passenger could sit down. James realized that Rosa was not going to move seats and call the police. Rosa was arrested that day and charged with violation of Chapter 6, Section 11 of the Montgomery City Code but bail was paid and Rosa was let out of jail. After the arrested of Rosa Parks, the plans for the Montgomery boycott so spread across the black neighborhoods. December 5, 1955 was the day the boycott had stated and it soon would continue for 13 months, until the U.S Supreme Count ruled that segregation on public buses were
In 1932 at the young age of 19 Rosa McCauley married Raymond Parks a man 10 years older than her. Rosa worked as a seamstress while her husband worked as a barber. Both Rosa and Raymond were active members of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). …show more content…
When the white section of the bus begins to filled up the driver of the bus James F Blake got up and ask Rosa and 3 other men to move. They all first refused to move seats, eventually the 3 other men move but Rosa refused to move seats and just moved enough so the white passenger could sit down. James realized that Rosa was not going to move seats and call the police. Rosa was arrested that day and charged with violation of Chapter 6, Section 11 of the Montgomery City Code but bail was paid and Rosa was let out of jail. After the arrested of Rosa Parks, the plans for the Montgomery boycott so spread across the black neighborhoods. December 5, 1955 was the day the boycott had stated and it soon would continue for 13 months, until the U.S Supreme Count ruled that segregation on public buses were