Parks, Rosa

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• Kids and Teens: People and Society: Biography: Civil Rights Leaders: Parks, Rosa  (8)
• Society: Ethnicity: African: African-American: History  (146)
• Society: History: By Region: North America: United States: Civil Rights Movement  (40)

Academy of Achievement: Rosa Parks - - Biography and 1995 interview with audio and video.

BBC News: US civil rights icon Parks dies - - BBC tribute to Rosa Parks including archive footage, photos, and link to an obituary.

Colored Reflections: The Fifties, Rosa Parks - - An interactive history site with a brief profile and student tributes.

Grand Times: The Woman Who Changed a Nation - - Biographical article based on 1996 interview with Parks.

Rosa Parks and the Bus Boycott - - Tells the story of Parks' arrest on the 1st of December, 1955, for not standing and letting a white bus rider take her seat.

Scholastic: Rosa Parks: How I Fought for Civil Rights - - An online activity for grades 7 and 8 about Parks' arrest, the boycott, nonviolence, and the court ruling, with an interview.

Time 100: Heroes and Icons: Rosa Parks - - Article by Rita Dove honoring Ms. Parks as one of the twenty most influential heroes and icons of the 20th century.

Troy University: Rosa Parks Library and Museum - - Biography, Montgomery Bus Boycott, and photographs.

Cincinnati Enquirer: Rosa Parks Argues vs. Rap - - Article by Dan Horn about the arguments made before the U.S. Court of Appeals. (May 5, 2001)

MTV: Johnnie Cochran To Represent Rosa Parks In Outkast Appeal - - Parks hires Cochran to represent her. (August 9, 2000)

CNN: Rosa Parks Honored with Congressional Gold Medal - - Article and video coverage of the event with links. (June 15, 1999)