Rosa Parks Worksheets
Rosa Parks (1913-2005) was an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott. The United States Congress has honoured her as "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom movement". On 1 December 1955, Rosa Parks refused to vacate a row of four seats in the "coloured' section in favour of a White passenger. Her actions inspired the Black community to boycott the Montgomery buses for over a year and resulted in a lawsuit that decided that bus segregation was unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution. Rosa Parks became an international icon of resistance to racial segregation. We have lots of resources on Rosa Parks for you to use and to inspire further research.
Mind maps are a great way to show information, facts, quotes and pictures about a topic. We have created a Rosa Parks mind map sheet which you can use to show some facts about her life.
Rosa Parks Newspaper Writing Worksheet
We have created a newspaper front page with a picture of Rosa Parks and one of her after her arrest in 1955 which led to the Montgomery bus boycott. Can you write a newspaper article telling of the events that happened that day?
Rosa Parks Interview Question Worksheet
If you could ask Rosa Parks any question what would it be? We have created a great sheet to record the questions you would ask the famous activist Rosa Parks.
Rosa Parks was such an inspirational person and to celebrate her life and achievements we have created a fact find sheet so children can learn more about her life and the impact she had on the Civil Rights movement.
