The reason as to why Rosa refused to give up her seat: On December 1st 1955‚ Rosa Parks was abiding by the Alabama state segregation laws when she was asked to stand up for a white-man. Ms Parks disregarded the order‚ and was later arrested by the police‚ and fired from her job. African- Americans made up 75% of the bus-riding‚ fare paying bus community‚ paying exactly the same fee as the white population‚ to ride the state buses. Yet‚ they were often made to re-enter through the back door
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I have done some reading in Rosa Parks. I have read that her real name was Rosa Louise McCauley she was born on February4‚ 1913 in Tuskegee‚ Alabama‚ US. After her parents divorce‚ rosa her mother and sibling to pine level‚ Alabama here where Rosa maternal grandparents lived‚ who were former slaves. Rosa attended segregated school throughout her childhood‚ which her and her sibling had to walk to while the white student in her community rode a bus. She also attended a secondary school but had
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long journey beginning with a simple act‚ and ending with a enduring march. One women conquered discrimination against all odds. Rosa Parks is one supporter of the Civil rights movement‚ and even was the one to start the historic time. Rosa Parks embodies the characteristics of an epic hero because she had courage and strength‚ humility‚ and national heroism. Rosa Parks shoes great courage and strength when she stands up for herself on the bus. She was even arrested and sent to jail for her actions
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legal segregation in America. This act was made by the one‚ and only Rosa Parks. Rosa Parks is as one of the greatest women in history. Without her bravery‚ determination‚ and courageous acts during the terrible time of discrimination against the African-American race‚ our society would be distraught. Rosa’s Parks made a mark on the history of the United States‚ that will never fade or be forgotten. Rosa Parks was born as‚ Rosa Louise McCauley‚ on February 4th 1913 in Tuskegee Alabama. Her father
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In Memoriam: Rosa Parks is an article on the Mother of the civils’ right movement‚ Rosa Parks. Rosa Parks was born in 1913 and died in 2005. Rosa Parks is the women that refused to give up her seat on the bus in Montgomery Alabama. She is the reason the bus boycott started and is a strong and inspirational women in black history. She admitted that she did get up out of her seat because she was tired. Not psychically tired but tired of giving in to white people. She was tired of being single out base
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I believe that Rosa Parks is a hero and this is why. On December 1‚ 1955 after a long day at work she took the bus back home. She noticed that it was the same bus driver from her previous bus ride from earlier that day‚ so she sat down on the bus and at the moment there wasn’t any white people. A few stops later‚ a few white people got in the bus‚ everyone but one man got a seat and was left standing up. So the bus driver said to give up those seats to of the colored women‚ gave up their seat
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Rosa had affected everyone including color people that they shouldn’t be controlled be every people. Over the years‚ Rosa Parks became a national symbol of strength in the struggle of racial segregation. Rosa Parks was born on February 4‚ 1913‚ in Tuskegee‚ Alabama‚ were Rosa family values education. Rosa has a younger brother who was born in 1915‚ a mother who was a teacher‚ and a father who was a carpenter. Rosa parent was separated leaving her mom to take
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choose one of a million may take you between being successful ‚or a failure. The majority of paths that life can take you to be successful rather than a failure are the paths that have you to endure hardships that block the way. The path that Rosa Parks took wasn’t that simple to begin with‚being an African American had some hardships in the path. Most times these hardships have to deal with discrimination and being born before the civil acts movement. Having few to little rights didn’t stop her
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women who changed the world by refusing to give up her seat‚ Rosa Parks. Rosa Parks is influential because of her defiance to stand up for herself‚ her work to fuse the Civil Rights Movement‚ and her success to help end segregation. Rosa Parks is influential because of her ability to be defiant and stand up for what she believed in. For example‚ by Rosa Parks being defiant she helped to fuse many things. According to The article Rosa Parks defiance
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comfortable environment of peace.” (Achievement‚ 2010) This quotation embodies Rosa Parks’s philosophy as a person. Rosa Parks is a great example of that philosophy because of what she did. On December 1‚ 1955 Rosa Parks was coming home from a tiring day at work and was sitting on the bus. At that time the law was if a white person needed your seat‚ a coloured person would have to give up their seat for the white person. Mrs. Parks was tired of this way so she refused the bus drivers request and that small
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