Profile: Rosa Parks' contributions to civil rights

Tavis Smiley (NPR);  February 4, 2004 ;   TAVIS SMILEY;   679 words ......02-04-2004 Profile: Rosa Parks' contributions to civil rights Host: TAVIS...sparked by Rosa Parks' resistance...sided with civil rights protesters...Woman: Who's Rosa Parks? Unidentified...the modern civil rights movement...

Rosa Parks hailed as an American treasure; Civil rights pioneer, 92, died...

Chicago Defender;  October 26, 2005 ;   E, Karen;   723 words ......on the death of Rosa Parks, the woman many...the mother of the civil rights movement. Parks...the mother of the civil rights movement, she wove...These three giants; Rosa Parks, Dr. King and Mandela...iconic status in the civil rights struggle. "No ...

Comments on the death of Rosa Parks, civil rights pioneer

AP Worldstream;  October 25, 2005 ;   The Associated Press;   336 words ......the death of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks: "I truly believe...I think Rosa Parks was truly a...Al Sharpton, civil rights activist...Democrat-Georgia. ___ "Rosa Parks has shown the...Jesse Jackson, civil rights activist...

A struggle for rights.(Rosa Parks and civil rights movement )

Junior Scholastic;  November 28, 2005 ;     306 words ......Board of Education B. Civil Rights Act of 1964 C. Jim Crow laws D. Rosa Parks's test case --2. Which organization did Rosa Parks join as a young woman...NAACP --3. How did Rosa Parks earn a living after...over three years --5. Rosa Parks was honored by ...

Commentary: Rosa Parks' role in the civil rights movement

Weekend Edition - Sunday (NPR);  June 13, 1999 ;   JOHN NIELSEN;   672 words ...00-00-0000 Commentary: Rosa Parks' role in the civil rights movement Host...Clinton will award civil rights activist Rosa Parks the Congressional...Congress awards Rosa Parks a Gold Medal for...contributions to the civil rights movement, it's...

Remembering Rosa Parks; Many across nation speak about civil rights leader

Michigan Chronicle;  November 1, 2005 ;   Moore, Melody Deniece;   637 words ......Those who knew Rosa Parks, the mother of the Civil Rights Movement, recall...Appeals, said Rosa Parks will have a...catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement. The...on various civil rights programs...to serve as Rosa Parks' guardian...

Rosa Parks inspired generations of artists, too.(civil rights activist)

Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI);  October 27, 2005 ;   Hinds, Julie;   674 words ......measure the impact of Rosa Parks, try this: See if you...landmark role in the civil rights movement has been interpreted...The Outkast song, Rosa Parks, prompted a lawsuit...discussion between the civil rights generation and the...legacy of a giant like Rosa ...

Rosa Parks, civil rights icon, deserves recognition from Congress

Michigan Chronicle;  March 23, 1999 ;     535 words ......Chronicle 03-23-1999 Rosa Parks, civil rights icon, deserves recognition...civil rights movement, Rosa Parks. The law would authorize...which produced the Civil Rights Act of 1964, breaking...to all Americans. Rosa Parks set these historic...

MIAMI-DADE TRANSIT HONORS CIVIL RIGHTS ICON ROSA PARKS

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  July 24, 2006 ;     375 words ......Building to Rosa Parks, Mother of the Civil Rights Movement. Rosa Parks' refusal to...in honor of civil rights icon Rosa Parks. The plaque...likeness of Rosa Parks and an inscription...the American Civil Rights Movement for...

Rosa Parks: The mother of the Civil Rights Movement

Bay State Banner;  October 27, 2005 ;   Washington, Robin;   668 words ......can say they've seen Rosa Parks in person, making...anyone in America's civil rights struggle was there...chanting her name: "Rosa Parks. Rosa Parks. Rosa...made my place in the civil rights movement bigger and...remembered of other civil ...

Civil Rights Pioneer Rosa Parks, 92, Dies

AP Online;  October 25, 2005 ;   BREE FOWLER, Associated Press Writer;   787 words ......sparked the modern civil rights movement, died...50 years ago, Rosa Parks made a simple...remembered the civil rights leader as someone...wanted to explain Rosa Parks and wanted to...struggle for civil rights. "Rosa Parks: My Story...

Rosa Parks, civil rights pioneer, dead at 92

AP Worldstream;  October 25, 2005 ;   BREE FOWLER, Associated Press Writer;   787 words ......remembered the civil rights leader as someone...wanted to explain Rosa Parks and wanted to...Rosa Parks, but Rosa Parks wasn't very...personal tie to the civil rights icon: "She stood...struggle for civil rights. "Rosa Parks: My ...

Profile: Nation bids farewell to civil rights icon Rosa Parks

All Things Considered (NPR);  October 31, 2005 ;   MELISSA BLOCK;   537 words ......Nation bids farewell to civil rights icon Rosa Parks Host: MELISSA BLOCK...as the mother of the civil rights movement. Rosa Parks was remembered at a...Washington, DC, for civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks. Parks died last week...

Alabama city marks 50th anniversary of U.S. civil rights pioneer Rosa...

AP Worldstream;  December 1, 2005 ;   AMANDA THOMAS, Associated Press Writer;   356 words ......from the site where Rosa Parks made history 50 years...sparked the modern civil rights movement by refusing...white man. "Thank you, Rosa Parks. Thank you, Rosa Parks...Montgomery residents and civil rights figures held a prayer...a key moment in the ...

Civil rights icon Rosa Parks dies

Capital (Annapolis);  October 25, 2005 ;   FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS;   787 words ......literally thousands of Rosa Parks." "Who would have...brought about by the civil rights movement. "Martin...remembered the civil rights leader as someone...wanted to explain Rosa Parks and wanted to...personal tie to the civil rights icon: "She stood...