How Did Rosa Parks Show Courage
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man forty- five years ago on December 1, 1955, she was tired and weary from a long day of work. At least that's how the event has been retold countless times and recorded in our history books. There's a misconception here that does not do justice to the woman whose act of courage began turning the wheels of the civil rights movement on that fateful day.
Rosa became active in the civil rights movement along with her husband. She served as a youth leader for the Montgomery chapter of the NAACP, and she worked as a secretary to E.D. Nixon, president of the NAACP through 1957. Under Montgomery city code, bus drivers were to segregate black and white passengers on the bus, and they were given strict
Rosa became active in the civil rights movement along with her husband. She served as a youth leader for the Montgomery chapter of the NAACP, and she worked as a secretary to E.D. Nixon, president of the NAACP through 1957. Under Montgomery city code, bus drivers were to segregate black and white passengers on the bus, and they were given strict