Mrs. Parks challenged an unjust law and was urged to take it to the supreme court to knock down any race-based law , rule, or ordinance in the USA. Before this lawmakers, officials, etc, could enact rules, laws, ordinances based on race! She spent the rest of her life fighting for civil rights. The Supreme court ruled segregation as constitutional 100 yrs before, then changed! Race based laws on every level had to be challenged or struck down up until the 80s because they still remained on the books for example deed restrictions etc.. She did all of us a great service in this country!
SPONSORED BY:
History: What Rosa Really Means
From the magazine issue dated Nov 7, 2005
Email To A Friend
Please fill in the following information and we'll email this link.
SPONSORED BY
The death of civil-rights hero Rosa Parks may raise questions for your children. Here is a list of resources that will help them make sense of an America when liberty and justice weren't available to all.
"Rosa Parks: My Story" ($6.29; amazon.com ) is an autobiography for grades four through six. It will help kids understand Parks's life--before and after she refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger.
The site teacher.scholastic.com/rosa offers a comprehensive lesson plan for older kids (grades seven and eight) called "Rosa Parks: How I Fought for Civil Rights." It includes interviews with Parks and suggested questions.
"Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks" is a documentary well suited for high-school students. Narrated by young people and punctuated by first-person accounts, it will bring the boycott alive for the most jaded teen ($20; tolerance .org/teach/resources ).
If you prefer a hands-on approach to learning, try these options: the Rosa Parks Library and Museum in Montgomery, Ala., sits on the corner where Parks said no ( montgomery.troy.edu/ museum ). Or travel to Dearborn, Mich., and step onto the bus Parks boarded that fateful day ( hfmgv.org/museum ). History isn't always fun, but it doesn't have to be boring.
© 2005
Discuss