Rosa Parks for Kids
Courage on a bus!
Rosa Louise McCauley was born on February 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Alabama. When she was young, she moved to her grandparents' small farm in Pine Level, Alabama. Her grandfather, Sylvester Edwards, was a strong and brave man who taught Rosa to stand up for herself and be proud of who she was. Even though there were unfair rules that said Black people and white people had to be separated, Rosa's grandparents taught her that all people deserve respect, no matter the color of their skin.
Fun facts about Rosa Parks
- Rosa's grandfather would sit on the porch with a shotgun to protect the family from the Ku Klux Klan when Rosa was young!
- When Rosa was a child, she walked to school while white children rode buses past her - the school bus system didn't serve Black children!
- Rosa worked as a seamstress at the Montgomery Fair department store, but she had to use the 'colored' elevator and couldn't try on clothes in the store!
- Rosa actually knew the bus driver who had her arrested - he had kicked her off a bus 12 years earlier for using the 'white' entrance!
- Rosa wasn't sitting in the 'white' section - she was in the first row of the 'colored' section, but was told to move when white passengers needed seats!
What your child will learn
- Learn about Rosa Parks
- Be inspired
- Value heritage
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