CommonLit
Common Lit: Text Sets: The Civil Rights Movement
This is a collection of 34 Grade-Leveled texts (4-12)on the topic The Civil Rights Movement. The Civil Rights Movement emerged after nearly a century of little progress for African Americans following the end of slavery. Explore the...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
This lesson introduces students to Rosa Parks and the beginning of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. After considering the impact of Ms. Parks' heroism, students will explore its relevance to the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement....
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Montgomery Bus Boycott
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.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Teachers: Meet Rosa Parks
Learn about the life of American civil rights activist Rosa Parks by exploring this insightful biography and timeline of her life. With activity extension for teachers.
Then Again
Then Again: Web Chron: United States of America Chronology: The Montgomery Bus Boycott, 1956
Site provides a short explanation of the Boycott, naming principle players and events.
Other
Watson.org: African American History: The Montgomery Bus Boycott
From a paper written for a school project, find detailed notes on the Montgomery Bus Boycott, how it started, who started it, who participated, and the outcome.
Alabama Humanities Foundation
Encyclopedia of Alabama: Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks is featured in this brief biography for her role in the Civil Rights Movement.
National Women's Hall of Fame
National Women's Hall of Fame: Rosa Parks
The National Women's Hall of Fame honors the actions of Rosa Parks as a major figure in the United States Civil Rights Movement. Read about her life and actions here.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Discussion Guide: Rosa Parks
Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Rosa Parks" by Camilla Wilson. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.
My Hero Project
My Hero: Rosa Parks
Use this resource to learn about Rosa Parks, a freedom hero, and her courage in the face of adversity.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
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...
My Hero Project
My Hero: Mi Heroe/my Hero
Stories about heroes from history and from around the world, submitted by students and others. Search for your hero or browse examples by topic, e.g., Animals, Explorers, Literary (fictional book or movie characters who inspire), Sports,...
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Rosa Parks Facts and Biography
Provides a short biography and fact sheet of interesting details about the life, times and history of Rosa Parks.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Civil Rights Movement
Article details important people, places, and events in the Civil Rights Movement during the 1950s and 1960s.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Montgomery Bus Boycott
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.
Other
Rosa Parks Library and Museum: Rosa Parks Museum
Detailed information about the life of Rosa Parks as well as a page on the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biography: Rosa Parks for Kids
A website containing the biography of Rosa Parks who was a civil rights activist who refused to give up her seat on the bus.
Social Studies for Kids
Social Studies for Kids: Rosa Parks: Civil Rights Pioneer
Learn interesting facts about Rosa Parks, the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement" in America.
Other
Rosa Parks: The Woman Who Changed a Nation
This site provides information on the story of Rosa Parks, along with updates of services that she continued to perform up until her death in 2005.
Curated OER
Time 100: Heroes and Icons: Rosa Parks
TIME Magazine features Rosa Parks as one of the most influential torchbearers of the 20th Century. Content includes an extensive biography and a brief timeline of her life.
Curated OER
Rosa Parks, 92, Died at Her Home in Detroit Monday Night.
NPR pays a moving tribute to the "mother of the civil rights movement", Rosa Parks who died at the age of 92 on October 24, 2005. Listen to her interviews and hear in her own words her views on the 1955 bus boycott. Links to related...
Curated OER
Finding Dulcinea: Rosa Parks, Mother of the Civil Rights Movement
Rosa Parks is featured in this brief biography highlighting her contributions to Civil Rights.
Curated OER
Photograph:rosa Parks Sitting on a Bus in Montgomery, Alabama, 1956.
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.