ROSA PARKS
Rosa was born on Feb. 4, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama. In December 1955, Rosa had just finished a tiring day of work as a seamstress and got on the bus. The bus driver said that blacks had to get up so that whites could sit down and Rosa said no. She was then arrested for violating the segregation laws and removed from the bus. She was a very active member of the NAACP and played a huge role in the bus boycott where blacks refused to take buses to stand up for their rights. In 1956, the Supreme Court voted on Browder v. Gayle and they decided segregation on the buses was unconstitutional and the buses were integrated. Rosa was an icon of the Civil Rights Movement and formed the Rosa L. Parks Scholarship Foundation that aids college bound seniors. At the age of 81, Rosa was attacked in her home by Joseph Skipper who was a drug addict. Rosa died in Detroit on October 24, 2005 at an age of 92. She had been diagnosed with dementia the previous year.
Petra
This was a really comprehensive post; it included information both before and after Ms. Park's famous stand on the bus, showing that you did some research outside of the book. There are a few small grammar mistakes, which don't distract from the good flow of the piece. Nice Post!
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