You will watch one video from YouTube to find out what Rosa Parks did so as to make a difference and which consequences her action brought about for the Civil rights.

As you watch, try to find the answer to the following questions :

1. When did it take place ?

2. Where ?

3. Where was Rosa Parks ?

4. Where could black people sit on those buses ?

5. what happened when the white man got onto the bus ?

6. What did Rosa Parks decide to do ?

7. What happened to her ?

To find out which consequences were there, try the following link. You’ll find out what the black community decided to do.

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Barack Obama is to be the next president of the United States of America. Yet, plenty of changes have had to take place, many different battles have had to be fought so that an Afro-American  has reached the White House.

Take this woman, for example. What she did one day in December many years ago changed things.

Your challenge ? Find out who she is and what she did.