Rosa Parks is often referred to as the Mother of the modern civil rights movement. Historically she has been depicted as a prim‚ virtuous‚ diminutive lady who was merely too tired after a long day at work to move from her seat. Had she been Catholic she surely would have been canonized by now; St. Rosa‚ the patron saint of bus riders. Forty-two years old at the time of the bus boycott‚ she was described by Martin Luther King Jr‚ as “. . the victim–emphasis mine–of both the forces of history and the
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fight back. Without people who have fought to protect their rights‚ our world would look very different. For example‚ Rosa Parks‚ a women’s rights activist in the Civil Rights movement‚ once stated‚ “You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.” Rosa Park refused to surrender her seat on a bus for a white man‚ which in her time was unthinkable. This bus boycott helped launch a nationwide revolution and inspired many after for to do the same. Another example is Malala Yousafzai
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2013 5th period Rosa Parks Rosa Parks was born Feb.4th‚ 1913 in Tuskegee‚ Alabama. Her parents are Leona McCauley and James McCauley and she only had one brother name Sylvester. Rosa parks was born Rosa Louise McCauley she was in African American civil rights activist‚ whom the U.S. congress called ‘the first lady of civil rights and” “the mother of the free movement”. Rosa Parks went to Highland Research and Education Center and Alabama State University. Rosa Parks’s childhood brought
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to the 1950’s where a african american women comes home from work and her and others are forced to give up their seats. She quietly refuses‚ and she is arrested. This is Rosa Parks story. On December 1‚ 1955‚ Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man and was arrested for challenging the laws of segregation. Rosa Parks was an African American civil rights activists and is well known as “the mother of the freedom movement. She is know as a hero today. Another person that we consider as a
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Rosa Parks (1913-2005) was a major role in american history. She gave people inspiration to stand up for what they believe is right. She showed people even though there may be consequences for standing up for yourself and for what is right‚ the outcome may make a difference. Rosa got on the bus as usual after a long day at work. When the section of seats assigned to the whites filled up the line was moved back and she and 3 others were ask to give up their seats to the whites standing in the aisle
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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 be? However‚ I got on the bus and found a seat in the back – in fact it was the last seat. We went‚ as every other day‚ undisturbed until about the third stop‚ where some white people got on the bus‚ but no one left it‚ so there
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citizens and the desegregation of public transportation and educational institutions were debated‚ whereas the southern states preferred to remain “separate but equal.” The ideology of “separate but equal” was never truly achieved‚ therefore‚ many boycotts‚ court rulings‚ and a series of legal acts assisted in accomplishing equality. In the 1896 Supreme Court ruling of Plessy v. Ferguson‚ segregation was allowed‚ promising to maintain “separate but equal” facilities. Facilities included public transportation
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that try to uphold it. Before the unintentional bus boycott occurred‚ Tallahassee was one of those towns that were considered to have good race relations amongst its citizens. Blacks knew their place and quietly accepted it‚ until May 26‚ 1956‚ a day that began the slow progress toward change for many blacks in Tallahassee. Two Florida A&M students‚ crossed the line when they decided to sit next to a white woman on a crowded‚ city bus instead of standing at the back like most blacks did when
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com) Martin Luther King Jr. was becoming an inspiration to many families‚ businessmen by just speaking his mind and soon people understood where he was coming from. Martin Luther King Jr. was apart of many‚ things‚ but one was the Montgomery Bus Boycott Martin Luther King Jr. did many praiseworthy things in his life that have abundantly affected the world‚ such as became the founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957. In February 1960 the SCLC
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settled down in Montgomery Alabama and became a father of four as well as the minister to a Baptist church. His strong education and minister status allowed him to meet leaders in the equality movement. These leaders chose King to lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott. His peaceful law abiding protest was a huge
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