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Rosa Parks' mother, Leona, homeschooled her until she was eleven, then she
attended a private school; the Montgomery Industrial School for Girls. She
attended college, but had to drop out to care for her grandmother who became
ill. Later she cared for her mother. She married Raymond Parks, who was a
barber. They were active in the National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People, the NAACP. Rosa worked as a seamstress. It was very tiring
sitting at a sewing machine and sewing all day. To get to work she rode the
bus. On December 1, 1955 after a hard day at work, Rosa was riding the bus
home when the driver asked her and three black men to move to make more room
in the white section. The three men moved, but Rosa refused. A police officer
came, arrested her and took her to jail. She was bailed out that evening. A
group was formed and 35,000 handbills were distributed calling for a boycott
of the buses. For more than a year, 381 days, they boycotted the buses. They
carpooled, rode in cabs, and walked to work. On November 13, 1956 the United
States Supreme Court ruled that segregation was unlawful. The boycott was
over. Rosa lost her job and was unable to get another one in Montgomery. She
and Raymond moved to Virginia. During her lifetime she was awarded many honors
for her courageous stand. Rosa Parks passed away on October 24, 2005 at the
age of 92. Her casket was placed in the rotunda of the United States Capitol
for two days. This is an honor usually only reserved for Presidents when they
die. People waited in line for pay their respects.