Watch the clip closely and try and distill down the key facts to find out why Rosa Parks is famous!
Here are some questions for you answer to help you distill the key information. Use a spider diagram (click this link to see examples of a spider diagrams) to set out your work. Watch the video closely and try to find answers to the question and use the link at the bottom to find more information out about this brave lady!
- Where was Rosa Parks born and live?
- Who did she live with when she was a child?
- What was different about where Rosa grew up?
- How were white people and black people separated (list what you see)?
- Where did Rosa have to sit on the bus?
- What did Rosa do to take a stand against racism?
- How did people support Rosa and her stand against racism?
- How long did people people stay off of the buses for?
- What did Rosa’s protest achieve?
Use this link to find out more information!
