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    Rosa Parks Outstanding qualities as a leader! Rosa Parks is a very superb leader that I think every leader should admire. I admire her myself. She was an amazing person for doing what she did on the bus in Montgomery‚ Alabama. Rosa Parks is not only beyond an amazing leader‚ she is a courageous woman too. "She was a very enthusiastic person. "‚according to myhero.com. Following this‚ Some of Rosa’s qualities include stubborn‚ organized‚ brave‚ loyal‚ inspiring‚ influential

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    people. These people go by the name of Vernon Johns‚ Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks. Vernon Johns‚ Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks took stand and stood up for what they believed in. And what they all believed in was more black rights. Vernon Johns was a very stubborn and radical speaker. Martin Luther King Jr. was an honest motivational speaker. He spoke of peace and only wanted equality. And Rosa Parks was a very gutsy and stubborn person who was also passionate for equality. These

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    Rosa Parks faced many challenges. Through her life she had some character traits that helped her face all of these challenges. One of the traits is her being very brave in what she did. She was also very intelligent throughout them all. Lastly‚ she was very determined for people of her race. In the paragraphs below I will tell you how these traits had a positive impact on her during these rough times. In the first place‚ Rosa was very brave. To show that she was brave‚ she did not get up out

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    Rosa McCauley (Parks) was born in Tuskegee‚ Alabama ‚ in 1913 february 4th. Rosa moved with her parents to her grandparents house in Pine Level. Rosa spent most of her childhood there. Her mother was a teacher‚ and her family adored education Rosa moves to Montgomery‚ Alabama when she was around 11years old and eventually attended High School there. She left school at 16 early in 11th grade to care for her sickly grandmother and soon after that her severely sick mom. In 1932 when she was 19 she married

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    right‚ taking a risk‚ and sacrificing. To begin with‚ being courageous means standing up for what’s right. A woman named Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus. Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus. Risa Parks is an African American who entered a bus. She was asked to stand from her seat but did not obey. She violated the laws to defend herself and others. “Parks knew the risk when she defended her right and others’ (Source 1‚ Para. 2). In the year 1995‚ African Americans did not

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    Antonio Rosas‚ she is the only lass among their three children to have entered their lives. The healthy baby girl weighed 6 pounds and 9 ounces with the height of only 45 centimeters. Despite her lack in height upon being born‚ her round and rosy cheeks riveted everyone’s gaze that she was conferred with the precise and faultless name‚ Rose. She grew up to be a proper lady with grace but with an attitude and a mischievous side in hiding. Forty-six years later‚ she is now the proud bearer of my father’s

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    Rosa Louise McCauley was born on February 4‚ 1913 in Tuskegee‚ Alabama to proud parents Leona and James McCauley a teacher and carpenter respectively. After her parents’ separation‚ she went to live with her grandparents and attended a local school for African American children. Segregation was very prevalent during this time. Whites and Blacks had different churches‚ schools‚ stores‚ elevators and even drinking fountains. Places often had signs saying "For Colored Only" or "For Whites Only". The

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    instance‚ Rosa Parks participated in the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 60s and was jailed for her involvement. Though her jail time was initially a setback and an obstacle she had to overcome‚ it eventually led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the gradual desegregation of the United States. Similarly‚ the Dean of Students at my school has to overcome the obstacle of paraplegia each day‚ yet he describes himself as a stronger and more sensitive individual as a result. Rosa Parks and my Dean are

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    The African-American Story In 1619‚ twenty Africans were brought to Virginia and forced into slavery. By 1790‚ there were 700‚000 slaves in the United States and in the 1800s‚ African-American slaves were 40% of the Southern part of America (Brunner). Africans were not slaves before they were brought to America. They were kidnapped and shipped to the U.S. where were made into slaves. African-Americans have struggled for hundreds of years to gain equality. They staged boycotts‚ had marches‚ and

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    Rosa Parks Hannah Dinwiddie American History Matt Walker 4th Hour April 9th 2017 Rosa Parks did not stand up for her rights‚ she sat down for them. Rosa Parks was born in Tuskegee Alabama on February 4‚ 1913. Her family later moved to Pine Level‚ Alabama. Rosa’s mother was a teacher‚ so that influenced Rosa to want to also become a teacher when she grew up. Rosa moved to Montgomery‚ Alabama‚ at age 11. She left highschool early in order to care for her sick grandmother. She married

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