Black History Month

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Dennis & Bonnie French

Black History Month

Legg inn av Dennis & Bonnie French » 24 feb 2005 15:34:52

Some of the children are working on projects for Black History Month at the
school where I work.
I have been poking around this morning looking for Rosa McCauley born
2/4/1913 in AL and I cannot find her. This is of course Rosa Parks.
Any help would be appreciated.
Bonnie

The Simmons Family

Re: Black History Month

Legg inn av The Simmons Family » 24 feb 2005 15:48:02

Hi Bonnie,

There are some pretty fascinating slave narratives on ancestry.
I'll sned you some info, and do a bit of digging on Miss Rosa


"Dennis & Bonnie French" <thefrenchconnection@gbronline.com> wrote in
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Some of the children are working on projects for Black History Month at
the
school where I work.
I have been poking around this morning looking for Rosa McCauley born
2/4/1913 in AL and I cannot find her. This is of course Rosa Parks.
Any help would be appreciated.
Bonnie


Tara

Re: Black History Month

Legg inn av Tara » 24 feb 2005 16:03:32

In 1920 she's living with her mother and grandparents here:

Home in 1920: Pine Level, Montgomery, Alabama
Roll: T625_36
Page: 3B
ED: 120

Do you need images?
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"Dennis & Bonnie French" <thefrenchconnection@gbronline.com> wrote in
message news:vIydnRrQs8qde4DfRVn-vA@gbronline.com...
Some of the children are working on projects for Black History Month at
the school where I work.
I have been poking around this morning looking for Rosa McCauley born
2/4/1913 in AL and I cannot find her. This is of course Rosa Parks.
Any help would be appreciated.
Bonnie

Tara

Re: Black History Month

Legg inn av Tara » 24 feb 2005 16:23:36

Tougher to find in 1930, her name's misspelled.

Name: Rosa Mc Call
Age: 16
Home in 1930: Pine Level, Montgomery, Alabama
Image source: Year: 1930; Census Place: Pine Level, Montgomery, Alabama;
Roll: 44; Page: 144A; Enumeration District: 44.

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"Dennis & Bonnie French" <thefrenchconnection@gbronline.com> wrote in
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Some of the children are working on projects for Black History Month at
the school where I work.
I have been poking around this morning looking for Rosa McCauley born
2/4/1913 in AL and I cannot find her. This is of course Rosa Parks.
Any help would be appreciated.
Bonnie

Dennis & Bonnie French

Re: Black History Month

Legg inn av Dennis & Bonnie French » 24 feb 2005 18:37:43

Thanks for the help on this.
Yes I would like the link to the slave narratives.
I can find the images now on Ancestry since you did the hard work for
me...(I was volunteering at the school book fair this morning!)
Thanks so much
Bonnie
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Tougher to find in 1930, her name's misspelled.

Name: Rosa Mc Call
Age: 16
Home in 1930: Pine Level, Montgomery, Alabama
Image source: Year: 1930; Census Place: Pine Level, Montgomery,
Alabama;
Roll: 44; Page: 144A; Enumeration District: 44.

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Tara Larkin
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"Dennis & Bonnie French" <thefrenchconnection@gbronline.com> wrote in
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Some of the children are working on projects for Black History Month at
the school where I work.
I have been poking around this morning looking for Rosa McCauley born
2/4/1913 in AL and I cannot find her. This is of course Rosa Parks.
Any help would be appreciated.
Bonnie



D. Stussy

Re: Black History Month

Legg inn av D. Stussy » 28 feb 2005 01:23:54

On Thu, 24 Feb 2005, Dennis & Bonnie French wrote:
Some of the children are working on projects for Black History Month at the
school where I work.
I have been poking around this morning looking for Rosa McCauley born
2/4/1913 in AL and I cannot find her. This is of course Rosa Parks.
Any help would be appreciated.
Bonnie

I'm surprised that someone hasn't yet sued a school district (or the U.S.
Government - as they also have such presentations for their employees IN the
workplaces) for this - on the grounds of discrimination, as there is no
"Caucasian Month" (or even a "White Man's Day") among all of these various
ethnic designations for months. It's one thing to study history, but to be
subjected to this sort of thing may be a violation of the Equal Employment
Opportunity Act (as it places one ethnicity above another, even temporarily, in
a government run workplace). [I'm not singling out the "Black" month; there's
"Hispanic Month," "Asian-Pacific Month," and others for other "minorities."
Remember that these designations went through the U.S. Congress.]


As far as finding data on Rosa McCauley Parks is concerned, what exactly do you
expect to find under just her maiden name - besides perhaps the 1920 and 1930
census entries and birth and marriage records? Her fame is under her married
name.

Dennis & Bonnie French

Re: Black History Month

Legg inn av Dennis & Bonnie French » 28 feb 2005 02:56:05

Hmmmm let's see ...in 1920 Rosa's mother is divorced and living with her
folks and her mother's father who is 90 yrs old. So can the kids who are in
5th grade that I deal with, who are being raised by a single mom relate to
Rosa Parks in a totally different light than the famous woman who refused to
give up her seat? Or maybe in the 1930 census to see that Rosa's mother has
remarried? Or the fact that the new stepdad cannot read and write but that
his wife can? It would certainly lend to some different dynamics in that
household
When Rosa refused to give up her seat she did not do it thinking she would
be famous, so I think it's great that the kids can see that taking a stand
for yourself can lead to much bigger things in life.
The census after all is just a tool for historical research, but what you do
with it afterwards is what can be exciting. If this sparks one child's
interest in history then it was worth the effort.

Bonnie French

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On Thu, 24 Feb 2005, Dennis & Bonnie French wrote:
Some of the children are working on projects for Black History Month at
the
school where I work.
I have been poking around this morning looking for Rosa McCauley born
2/4/1913 in AL and I cannot find her. This is of course Rosa Parks.
Any help would be appreciated.
Bonnie

I'm surprised that someone hasn't yet sued a school district (or the U.S.
Government - as they also have such presentations for their employees IN
the
workplaces) for this - on the grounds of discrimination, as there is no
"Caucasian Month" (or even a "White Man's Day") among all of these various
ethnic designations for months. It's one thing to study history, but to
be
subjected to this sort of thing may be a violation of the Equal Employment
Opportunity Act (as it places one ethnicity above another, even
temporarily, in
a government run workplace). [I'm not singling out the "Black" month;
there's
"Hispanic Month," "Asian-Pacific Month," and others for other
"minorities."
Remember that these designations went through the U.S. Congress.]


As far as finding data on Rosa McCauley Parks is concerned, what exactly
do you
expect to find under just her maiden name - besides perhaps the 1920 and
1930
census entries and birth and marriage records? Her fame is under her
married
name.

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