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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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 important leader and left a legacy because she stood up for her
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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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Who Is Justin De La Rosa? I am Justin D Delarosa‚ I’m a 6’3‚ Mexican American‚ with a little Native American. I enjoy being with friends and making jokes. Some may say that i’m not special‚ but I would like to say that I am. I’d like to say that i’m a natural cook. Since I began cooking in 2009‚ I would usually make good food‚ though I made a few mishaps‚ there would usually always be good meals and desserts. Such as; Mexican food‚ cakes‚ cookies‚ lasagna‚ and many other dishes. While growing
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Rosa parks has had a lot of accomplishments in her life. She is once of the African Americans who changed history. Most people when they think of Rosa parks they think of how she changed racial segregation. she changed it by not giving her seat up to a white man on a bus. Rosa is most known for the time she would not give up her seat to a white man on the buss. When Rosa was little she had it hard. She had a job as a seamstress but also a activist. A activist is a person who campaigns for some
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December 1 1955. Dear diary Today is a very special day. I did something brave. Something I never thought‚ I’d have the courage to do. I know that after this‚ my life will never be the same‚ but I’m sure‚ it’s the right thing to do.I was on my way home after yet another long day of hard work. I was so tired when I took the bus although I was happy to finally be on my way home to my dearest husband. After so many hours sitting in a room too small for the number of people‚ I was exhausted. Who wouldn’t
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rights movement in Montgomery‚ Alabama began. Rosa Parks became the first African American female civil rights activist when she was arrested for refusing to give up her set to a to a white person on the bus (Theoharis‚ 2013). In the 1950’s‚ African Americans were experiencing prejudice‚ through the acts of racism. Bordens & Horowitz (2002) defines racism as a negative evaluation that is based on the color of their skin. As a young woman growing up‚ Rosa experienced segregation in her life and was
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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 was born February 4th‚ 1913‚ in Tuskegee‚ Alabama. Rosa was homeschooled until the age of 11 by her mother and then she attended the Industrial School for Girls. In 1932 she married her husband Raymond parks and she worked various jobs in Montgomery. On December 1‚ 1955‚ Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white man in the colored section. She was arrested and that’s when she became known as the “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement”. Rosa Parks is an above average leader because
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Bridges and Rosa Parks. This two ladies were a very big part of history. They stood up for blacks. Ruby Bridges had very few differences from Rosa parks. Ruby Bridges was guarded by an army when she went into her new school. There were four other kids who were picked to go to an all white school.Ruby was sent to school on her own to an all white school. Ruby Bridges was 6 when she went down in history. Ruby Bridges was appointed to go to school.Ruby has her church family to help her. Rosa Parks was
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