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   McCauley met Rosa's mother-Leona Edwards, a beautiful, prim-and-proper schoolteacher-in Pine Level, Alabama, a town not far from Abbeville.

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3. redounds.com › celebrities › celebrity-familiesRosa Parks Parents: Who Is James McCauley & Leona ... - Redounds

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   Feb 18, 2024 · Leona Edwards McCauley, the mother of Rosa Parks, was born in Pine Level, Alabama. She was the youngest of Sylvester and Rose Edwards’ three daughters. Rosa Parks attended Payne University in Selma, but she didn’t finish her degree. Her mother, Leona, worked as a committed teacher in a rural school, and her modest salary was crucial for the ...

   • Date of Birth: February 4, 1913
   • Gender: Female

   • Full Name: Rosa Parks
   • Place Of Birth: Tuskegee, Alabama, United States

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Rosa_ParksRosa Parks - Wikipedia

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   There she nursed her mother Leona through the final stages of cancer and geriatric dementia until she died in 1979 at the age of 92. 1980s In 1980, Parks—widowed and without immediate family—rededicated herself to civil rights and educational organizations.

5. www.wikitree.com › wiki › Edwards-10698Leona (Edwards) McCauley (1888 - 1979) - WikiTree

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   Nov 24, 2020 · Leona McCauley formerly Edwards. Born 2 Apr 1888 in Pine Level, Montgomery, Alabama, United States. Ancestors. Daughter of Sylvester Edwards and Rosena (Percival) Edwards. [sibling (s) unknown] Wife of James McCauley — married 17 Apr 1912 in Montgomery, Alabama, USA. Mother of Rosa Louise (McCauley) Parks and Sylvester James McCauley.

   • Gender: Female
   • Birth Date: April 2, 1888

   • Spouse: James Mccauley
   • Death Date: December 12, 1979

6. www.loc.gov › item › 2015645715Leona McCauley, 1925 - Library of Congress

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   Photograph shows a portrait of Rosa Parks' mother, Leona Edwards McCauley (seated), with cousin, Beatrice Brooks.

7. www.cnn.com › 2005 › USCivil rights icon Rosa Parks dies at 92 - Oct 25, 2005 - CNN

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   Oct 24, 2005 · Parks' father, James McCauley, was a carpenter, and her mother, Leona Edwards McCauley, a teacher. Before her arrest in 1955, Parks was active in the voter registration movement and with the...

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   Who is Rosa Parks mother Leona Edwards?

   • Caption label from exhibit Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words Early Life and Activism: Rosa's Mother, Leona Edwards. Leona Edwards was born in Pine Level, Alabama, the youngest of Sylvester and Rose Edwards's three daughters. She attended Payne University in Selma but did not earn a degree.

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   Who is Leona Edwards?

   • Leona Edwards was born in Pine Level, Alabama, the youngest of Sylvester and Rose Edwards's three daughters. She attended Payne University in Selma but did not earn a degree. Leona became a dedicated rural school teacher, and her meager salary was the main source of the family's income.

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   Who is Leona McCauley?

   • This page has been accessed 4,795 times. Leona (Edwards) McCauley is a part of US Black heritage. She was the mother of the Civil Rights Activist Rosa Parks.

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   Where did Rosa and Leona get married?

   • They met in Pine Level, Alabama, where Leona taught school and James' brother pastored a black church. The couple married in April 1912 and moved to Tuskegee, where Rosa was born on February 4, 1913. The family soon moved again, to Abbeville, Alabama, James' hometown, and then returned to Pine Level.

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   Rosa Parks grew up in a segregated society. Her mother Leona Edwards McCauley was a rural schoolteacher. Her father James McCauley was an itinerant carpenter and stone mason. They met in Pine Level, Alabama, where Leona taught school and James' brother pastored a black church.