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    Rosa Park is among well-known names back in 1950’s. She was born on February 4th‚ 1913 in the state of Alabama (Tuskegee).Her vision‚ inspiration and motivation served as a role model for others. Rosa Park was a type of leader who not only stood for her rights‚ but also for the other Negros who were constantly being avoided and mistreated. The reason I chose leader ‘Rosa Park’ as my topic is that she was a leader‚ who didn’t stand only for a specific area or limited people‚ but she stood for the

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    From the moment Rosa Parks could speak‚ she had something to say. As she grew older‚ those words that she spoke would catapult the civil rights movement into what it is known as today. Most of the time‚ there are some frustrating misconceptions about who Rosa Parks was. Her history of activism is sometimes blatantly overlooked in the eyes of those who don’t know her whole story. From her work with the NAACP Youth Council‚ voter registration efforts‚ to her attendance of the Highlander Folk School

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    ESSAY OF ROSA PARKS‚ CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST Analyze an African American person’s racial identity using one of the racial identity models discussed in our text. I chose Rosa Louise McCauley Parks‚ a Civil Rights Activist‚ known for the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955‚ the same date of her trial for the crime of not giving up her seat on the bus for a White boy because she said‚ “I’m not moving; my feet hurt”‚ which at that time in Montgomery‚ Alabama‚ segregation on public bus transportation

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    what they believe in‚ memorizing the greatness of others‚ or fighting for freedom to achieve happiness. However sometimes taking matters into your own hands can lead to disaster. Rosa Parks is a very important person that stood up for what she believes is right but suffered from the consequences. At a young age Rosa Parks didn’t have the

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    ” wrote Parks in her autobiography‚ “but that isn’t true. I was not tired physically… No‚ the only tired I was‚ was tired of giving in.” Rosa Parks was born February 4‚ 1913 and died October 24‚ 2005‚ She will always be remembered. United States Congress called Rosa the “first lady of civil rights”.Rosa was an excellent leader. She was a very important leader for both men and women. What inspired her was that she knew she could make a change no matter who told her she couldn’t. Rosa Parks was an

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    Rosa Parks and Civil Disobedience Rosa Parks once said‚ “Whatever my individual desires were to be free‚ I was not alone. There were many others who felt the same way” (Google Quotes) This means she was not the only one that wanted to be free. All the other African Americans wanted to be free too; they wished to sit wherever they wanted on the public buses. Rosa Parks involvement in civil disobedience was due to personal influences‚ She Chose to participate in civil disobedience to protest bus

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    Rosa Parks First Lady of Civil Rights Activist‚ hero‚ and respectful are three words people often think of in connection with Rosa Parks. Many people know Rosa Parks as a activist that stood up for African Americans civil rights‚ but she is so much more. Rosa Parks changed the world because she was one of many voices that started a movement that changed the lives of millions of people. She showed America that everybody deserves equality and respect. She left a legacy as America’s “ Mother of

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    Women Who Changed the World: Rosa Parks There were many women who have changed the world in the fields of math‚ science‚ sports‚ music‚ writing and leadership. Rosa Parks was a leader to help the blacks become equal to whites. Eleanor Roosevelt was also a leader because she helped the poor. Harriet Tubman was also a leader which helped free black slaves. I am going to tell what Rosa Parks did to help the world be a better place. ParksRosa Louise (1913- )‚ civil rights leader‚ born in Tuskegee

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    On December 1‚ 1955 Rosa Parks’ decided that she was going to sit in the white section on the bus in Montgomery‚ Alabama. African Americans were not permitted to sit in the front of the buses. Her refusal to give up her seat for a white man helped change segregation nationwide. Rosa Parks’ helped give African Americans equal rights in this world today. When Rosa Parks’ was younger‚ she had experience with racial discrimination and racial equality. When her parents separated her mother moved the

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