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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Rosa Parks Rosa Parks‚ born in February of 1913 is known today for what she did while boarding a bus in Montgomery‚ Alabama on December 1‚ 1955. Parks’s role as a civil rights activist in the mid 1900s sprung from her experiences as a child being the victim of segregation. Both in and outside of school‚ African Americans were treated as inferior to whites. Her role began not long after earning her high school degree at the age of nineteen when she became apart of the NAACP—the National Association
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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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In my opinion‚ peaceful resistance to laws is a positive impact to society in some ways‚ while being negative in others. It is okay to use your freedom of speech to talk about issues important to you. For example racism and discrimination. For example‚ when America was still in its prime of being racist and discriminatory to people of color‚ Rosa Parks decided to peacefully resist standing up so a white person could take her seat. She knew her action would most likely result in being arrested‚ but
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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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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. Parks‚ Rosa Louise (1913- )‚ civil rights leader‚ born in Tuskegee
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“Next Stop‚ Edgewater Park.” the bus driver said as I gathered my luggage together and got ready to get off at my stop. This wasn’t the first time I rode the bus to my grandparents’ house‚ but this ride seemed peculiarly longer. As we arrived at the stop I felt anxious because I haven’t seen my grandparents in about two years on my 12th birthday. I stepped off the bus and pulled out the note my mom gave me before getting on the bus. The not read‚ “Hope you made it safely‚ once you walk to the parking
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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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