Past heroes from the english speaking

world

Rosa Parks

Rosa Parkswas born4th february1913 in Tuskegee

She was an African-American civil rightsactivist and she wasimportan because on december 1955 in MongtomeryAlabama refused toobey bus driver James F. Blake’sorder to give up herseat in the coloredsection to a whitepassenger , afterthe white sectionwas filled up.

Rosa Parks was friend with Martin Luter King becausethey had the same interests

AwardsThe Congressional Gold Medal and the Presidential Medal of Freedom are the highest civilian awards in the United States. It is awared to persons “who have

performed an achievement in American history and culture”

Congressional Gold Medal

PresidentialMedal ofFreedom

She died24th

October2005 in Detroit