Students’ Questions about History Page 62

Rosa Parks was an African American civil rights activist who became famous after she refused to give up her bus seat to a white person.

Rosa Parks is important because she was a civil rights leader who fought for racial equality in the United States. She is also important because she was the first African American woman to be inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame.

The Rosa Parks Bus Boycott began on December 1, 1955.

Rosa Parks was born on February 4, 1913.

He escaped by boarding a train to Havre de Grace, Maryland. From there, he took a boat to Philadelphia.

Rosa Parks met Martin Luther King Jr. in December 1955.

The Native American people are the indigenous people of the United States. They are also known as American Indians.

Native American Heritage Month is celebrated in November.

A Native American is a person who belongs to one of the many indigenous peoples of the Americas. The term “Native American” includes both indigenous peoples of the mainland and of the islands of the Americas.

It is estimated that between 1492 and 1900, 90 to 95 percent of the Native American population in the Americas was killed by European settlers.