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    In 1955 Rosa Parks‚ at the age of 42‚ did something that would a catch the attention of whites and blacks to make them come and join the march on equal rights. Rosa Parks fought for equal rights‚ and achieved their goals by protesting. Rosa fought for equal rights‚ which led to equal rights she also fought for the end of bus segregation because she knew it wasn’t up to white people to decide were black people could sit.

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    Rosa Parks a Civil rights activist experienced enormous racial discrimination throughout her life. In 1943‚ Rosa went to register to vote and at the time african-Amercicans had to pass a literacy test for her to register. She was told she passed‚ but her voting card never came. Mrs. Parks went back‚ Rosa was told that she had failed but couldn’t see her results of her test. A year later she went back to take the test again and this time she hand copied the questions and answers She would have proof

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    On December 1‚ 1955 Rosa Parks‚ active NAACP member‚ headed home from work on a bus like any other day. In Montgomery‚ the first 10 seats on city bus were strictly reserved for white people. Blacks were allowed to sit in those first few seats as long as a white person was not in the need of it‚ but if a black person was sitting there it was their job to get up to accommodate that white person. Rosa Parks however‚ refused to move even after being threatened to have the police summoned to arrest her

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    Rosa Parks Rosa Parks childhood brought her an early experience with racial discrimination and activism for Racial equality. In one experience‚ Rosa grandfather stood in front of their house with a shotgun while Ku Klux Klan members marched down the street.African-American students were forced to walk to the 1st- through 6th-grade schoolhouse‚ while the city of Pine Level provided bus transportation as well as a new school building for white students.Rosa left school to attend to both

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    about what you are doing if it is right.” Rosa Parks helped begin a civil rights movement to end the injustice against African Americans. For African Americans‚ the era before constitutional rights was scary and unfair. They tried to claim their authority as U.S. citizens in a country that refused to grant them freedom. According to CliffsNotes‚ many lived in poverty‚ and were denied the right to earn a reasonable wage. Blacks struggled for justice‚

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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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    Kailee and I chose Rosa Parks to do our project on because she left behind such a big impact on the lives of colored people. If Mrs. Parks hadn’t stood up against segregation‚ then who knows where we would be right now regarding civil rights.     My partner and I conducted our research by watching videos‚ and reading articles on the internet about Rosa and how she stood up for black equality. The civil rights movement was started when Rosa decided not to give up her seat to a white passenger on

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    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

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    through their actions. Having distinct qualities that makes one self-reliant and possesses unique characteristics to stand firmly alone for one’s beliefs can be defined as individualism. Some of the greatest luminaries of our time are Aristotle‚ Rosa Parks‚ and Sir Isaac Newton‚ who impacted the world through their revolutionary beliefs. As an individual in this vast world‚ I can still make contributions and stand out as an individualist. Aristotle made significantly valiant contributions to

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    Rosa Parks was a civil rights activist. She was born February 4‚ 1913. She was raised in Tuskegee‚ Alabama. Rosa Parks moved in 1957 to Detroit‚ Michigan. Rosa refused to give up her seat on a greyhound bus. Rosa’s action lead to the bus boycott. Rosa Parks died on October 24‚ 2005. Rosa actions led to the bus boycott. Rosa was symbol of the power of nonviolent protests. Rosa Parks is called the mother of

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