- Wikipedia: Rosa Parks
Biography of Rosa Parks, the activist most famous for her refusal in 1955 to give up a bus seat to a white man and her subsequent arrest.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_Parks
- Grand Times: Rosa Parks
Profile of Rosa Parks, the woman who changed a nation.
www.grandtimes.com/rosa.html
- Time 100: Rosa Parks
In honor of Rosa Parks, the heroine and icon who galvanized America's civil rights revolution.
www.time.com/time/time100/heroes/profile/parks01.html
- Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development
Encouraging youth to reach their highest potential through the Rosa Parks philosophy of quiet strength.
www.rosaparks.org
- Rosa Parks - Pioneer of Civil Rights
Includes profile, biography, interview, and photos of Rosa Parks.
www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/par0pro-1
- Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Provides a general overview of the boycott set off by Rosa Parks on December 1, 1955.
www.holidays.net/mlk/rosa.htm
- Montgomery Bus Boycott@
Learn about the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a political protest campaign intended to oppose Montgomery city's policy of racial segregation on its public transit system. Sites provide news articles, biographies, online comic, photos and videos, and timeline of the boycott sparked by the arrest of Rosa Parks.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Civil_Rights_Movement/Montgomery_Bus_Boycott
- National Women's Hall of Fame: Rosa Parks
"I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people..."
www.greatwomen.org/women.php?action=viewone&id=117
- NPR: Civil Rights Icon Rosa Parks Dies
News coverage following the death of Rosa Parks, including links, archived interviews, and remembrances.
www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4973548&sourceCode=gaw
- New York Times: Rosa Parks Dies
Pays homage to the life of civil rights icon Rosa Parks. Displays a series of photographs of momentums in her life including her Montgomery bus ride and following arrest in 1956, as well as later public appearances.
www.nytimes.com/2005/10/25/national/25parks.html
- Rosa Parks Library and Museum
Serves as an historical milestone to those who strive to understand the event that began the famous bus boycott. Located at Troy State University, Montgomery.
montgomery.troy.edu/museum
- Rosa Parks Bus
The story behind the bus. Includes a chronology of Rosa Parks and the civil rights movement.
www.hfmgv.org/exhibits/rosaparks/home.asp
- Rosa Parks: How I Fought for Civil Rights
Describes the pivotal role Rosa Parks played in the Montgomery Bus Boycott and helps students understand the importance of every individual citizen in a democracy.
teacher.scholastic.com/rosa
- Rosa Parks Portal, The
Web resource directory for all Rosa Parks sites online. Includes biographies, awards, and newspaper articles.
www.e-portals.org/Parks
- Who2 Profile: Rosa Parks
Introduction to civil rights icon Rosa Parks with a short profile, vital stats, and links to related web resources.
www.who2.com/rosaparks.html
- Rosa Parks Story
Television movie about Rosa Parks, the civil rights pioneer. Offers cast and character information as well as a civil rights timeline.
www.cbs.com/specials/rosa_parks
- Rosa Parks Honored With Congressional Gold Medal
1999 feature from CNN on Rosa Parks. Includes pictures of the medal, and the civil rights activist.
www.cnn.com/US/9906/15/rosa.parks.medal
- CNN: Civil Rights Icon Rosa Parks Dies at 92
Article on the death of civil rights icon, Rosa Parks. Features biographical information and video.
www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/25/parks.obit/index.html?section=cnn_latest
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