Rosa Parks

Academy of Achievement: Rosa Parks
Includes a 1995 interview (with transcript, audio and video files), a photo gallery, and biography.

Congressional Gold Medal for Rosa Parks
Remarks by President Clinton on awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to Rosa Parks, June 15, 1999.

Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development (Nov 2005)
"Our central mission is to motivate youth to reach their highest potential. We have designed programs based on Mrs. Parks philosophy of "Quiet Strength" which engages youth in hands-on experiences to build practical day-to-day living skills."

Rosa Parks: How I Fought for Civil Rights
In this lesson designed for grades seven and eight, "Rosa Parks, 'The Mother of the Modern-day Civil Rights Movement,' describes her pivotal role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott [of 1955-56] and helps students understand the importance of every individual citizen in a democracy." Includes the transcript of an interview with Parks, a brief biography of Parks, and an essay about being arrested, the boycott, and the leadership of Martin Luther King Jr. From Scholastic Inc. [Annotation Copyright 2005 by Librarians' Internet Index.]

Rosa Parks Library and Museum
The website for this library and museum contains information about Rosa Parks (1913-2005), the black woman whose refusal to give her seat on a public bus to a white man inspired the 1955 civil rights movement event known as the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Includes biographical information, photos, and links to more information about Parks and Montgomery, Alabama, history. From Troy University, Montgomery, Alabama. [Annotation Copyright 2005 by Librarians' Internet Index.]

Rosa Parks Was Arrested for Civil Disobedience
From the Library of Congress "America's Story" website.