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Benjamin Franklin

Rosa Parks

 

Benjamin Franklin


 California Standard K.6.1 Identify the purposes of, and the people and events honored in, commemorative holidays, More... California Standard K.6.2 Know the triumphs in American legends and historical accounts through the stories of such people as Pocahontas, George Washington, Booker T. Washington, Daniel Boone, and Benjamin Franklin. 

One day Rosa Parks was riding the bus. African Americans had to sit in the back of the bus. That was the law at that time. Rosa did not give up her seat in the front of the bus. Rosa was taken to jail.

Rosa and other people would not ride buses until the law was changed. The law was changed thanks to them. Everyone could then sit where they wanted on a bus.

Rosa Parks will always be remembered as a person who wanted everyone to be treated fairly.
 

Try This

Do you want to learn more about buses and transportation? Check out this site for some fun games and activities. You can click on the garage to visit Otto's room. Click some other places to find different things.

The Big Picture

What does a brave person do?

A brave person says what they believe is right. They say what is right even if other people do not agree. That is what makes them brave.

Rosa Parks showed people what was right. Look at the pictures of Rosa Parks getting an award for being brave.