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The Henry Ford

Henry Ford Museum: Rosa Parks Bus

For Students 9th - 10th
An absolutely fascinating tale of the actual bus that Rosa Parks was riding in that sparked the Civil Rights Movement. Information on the quest to restore this bus is shared.
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The Henry Ford

Rosa Parks Bus at Henry Ford Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
This site tells the story of Rosa Parks but also the story of the bus and what happened to it and with it through the years.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Rosa Parks

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides information on Rosa Parks, a "black American civil rights activist" who refused to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Rosa Parks Facts and Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a short biography and fact sheet of interesting details about the life, times and history of Rosa Parks.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Civil Rights Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
Article details important people, places, and events in the Civil Rights Movement during the 1950s and 1960s.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott

For Students 9th - 10th
Rosa Parks started a revolution by refusing to give up her seat on a bus. Read about the Montgomery bus boycott, and see how the nonviolent actions of supporters of the Civil Rights movement succeeded in using the boycott to inspire more...
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of Us: Webisode 14: Let Freedom Ring

For Students 9th - 10th
Series episode covers the civil rights movement and the struggle for equality in post-World War II America.
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Montgomery Bus Boycott

For Students 9th - 10th
Claudette Colvin and Rosa Parks along with other early protestors sparked a yearlong boycott of the Montgomery bus system that culminated in the desegregation of public transportation in Alabama and throughout the country.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Montgomery Bus Boycott

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides detailed facts and a summary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a protest against segregation on public buses that began on December 1, 1955. It was led by Martin Luther King, Jr.