How Did Rosa Parks Contribute To The Civil Rights Movement
INTRODUCTION Today, America is a free country, We get to do anything regardless of our looks. But back around the first half of the 20th century, there was no way you could do stuff whites did if you were a black person. The many African Americans tried to fight for equality. This fight is known as The Civil Rights Movement. There were many important events in the movement, and people too. The Civil Rights Movement became very important in American history.
SEGREGATION
The separation of blacks and whites, known as segregation, was started by some angry southern slave owners. They thought that blacks were a second class race compared to whites because after The American Civil War, slavery became illegal and all of their slaves were running off to the northern U.S. Plus, most of the slaves were blacks. They wanted the entire U.S. to start segregation laws. But, …show more content…
She was born as Rosa Louise McCauley on February 4, 1913. When she was two, Rosa’s parents divorced. She stayed with her mother and her little brother Sylvester. Like MLK Jr., Rosa thought segregation was wrong. In 1932 she married a man named Raymond Parks. Then shortly after they joined the NAACP.
On December 1, 1955, something big happened. When Rosa was sitting in a bus, the bus driver told her to politely give up her seat to a white passenger. Rosa knew that it would just lead to more segregation. So, she said no. The bus driver ordered her to give the seat up. She still said no. The bus driver was now starting to get mad. He said that if she didn’t give up her seat now he was going to call the police and make an arrest. Again she said no. Then Rosa went to jail. But she did a very brave act. Her actions are what inspired the Montgomery Bus
SEGREGATION
The separation of blacks and whites, known as segregation, was started by some angry southern slave owners. They thought that blacks were a second class race compared to whites because after The American Civil War, slavery became illegal and all of their slaves were running off to the northern U.S. Plus, most of the slaves were blacks. They wanted the entire U.S. to start segregation laws. But, …show more content…
She was born as Rosa Louise McCauley on February 4, 1913. When she was two, Rosa’s parents divorced. She stayed with her mother and her little brother Sylvester. Like MLK Jr., Rosa thought segregation was wrong. In 1932 she married a man named Raymond Parks. Then shortly after they joined the NAACP.
On December 1, 1955, something big happened. When Rosa was sitting in a bus, the bus driver told her to politely give up her seat to a white passenger. Rosa knew that it would just lead to more segregation. So, she said no. The bus driver ordered her to give the seat up. She still said no. The bus driver was now starting to get mad. He said that if she didn’t give up her seat now he was going to call the police and make an arrest. Again she said no. Then Rosa went to jail. But she did a very brave act. Her actions are what inspired the Montgomery Bus