until she reached the age of nine; at this point she and her father lost contact. (Parks Auto 56)
             At age nine she wanted to go to a 9-month school for blacks, although to do this meant moving away from her mother and grandparents. Her grandmother helped her to decide that the only way to get ahead in life was to complete schooling. With that, Rosa left for the school term. (Hornsby 452) When Rosa hit age ten, her mother decided that she wanted Rosa to enroll in the Montgomery Industrial School for Girls. Rosa paid for the schooling herself. She cleaned the classrooms and did odd chores in return for her tuition. After attending her 4th different school she enrolled in the Booker T. Washington High School. (Parks Auto 98) Unfortunately her grandmother became ill. This caused Rosa to drop out and com
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