throughout the history of this country. Peaceful resistance to laws is a positive way to impact a free society. It is called a peaceful resistance when it is non-violent and there is no blood shed. People such as Rosa Parks peacefully resisted against unfair laws. As it says in the article‚"Parks was arrested for her act of civil disobedience and convicted of violating the Jim Crow laws that enforced racial segregation in the South until 1965. Her arrest and subsequent appeal helped spark a 381-day-long
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mentioning the following names: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ Harriet Tubman‚ Rosa Parks‚ and many more. Black History Month is the month to remember the heroes that earn black people their rights. Black History Month was started by Carter G. Woodson. His purpose was to promote African American History. Black History Month means a lot to me. If it wasn’t for Black History month Barack Obama wouldn’t be president today. Rosa Parks wouldn’t be a civil rights pioneer‚ and Harriet Tubman wouldn’t be recognized
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When every seat in the white section was taken‚ the bus driver ordered the black passengers in the middle row to stand so a white man could sit. Rosa park refused to move from her spot. This non-violent and strong stance against the unfair segregation law‚ that required black passengers to give up their own seat for a white passenger‚ forever changed race relations in
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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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All facilities were segregated; School‚ public facilities‚ houses and transpost such as trains and buses. It was in one of these buses that Rosa Parks‚ a respectable 42 year old seamstress and member of the NAACP‚ caused a controversy that would act as a catalyst to the civil rights movement. It was on the 1st of December 1955 that Rosa Parks entered a city bus‚ and took her seat in the “black section” at the rear of the bus. When the seats had filled up and she was told to give her
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sets courageous people apart from cowards is fortitude. Having the will and drive to go and face those difficulties and eliminate them with passion and strength. Having such qualities is a hard thing to find. An example of courage would be Rosa Parks. Mrs. Parks was arrested and sent to jail for refusing to give her seat on a bus up for a white passenger. She went and made a statement because she was passionate about the Civil Rights Movement. A hero is a person that is brave in an extreme situation
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to a white man‚ Colvin was handcuffed‚ arrested and forcibly removed from the bus‚ as she screamed that her Constitutional rights were being violated. Claudette Colvin after being arrested said “ Mrs. Parks said always do what was right” those words our very power for me because not only did Rosa Parks preach about only doing the right thing she fought for it too. And shortly after‚ 9
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“If a law is unjust‚ a man is not only right to disobey it‚ he is obligated to do so.” This quote by Thomas Jefferson shows that even though there are risks‚ stand up for what is right and just. The law is not always the right thing and people who disagree are considered‚ Civilly disobedient. Civil disobedience is standing up for what is right even if it’s the law. Two men who took a stand for their right is Martin Luther King Jr. and David Thoreau. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham
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of after her arrest. She was arrested by police‚ and were to stand trial. She was at first supported by Women’s Political Council‚ as well as National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. On May 6th‚ Claudette Colvin Whoever it was Rosa Park’s case that managed to unite the black community. “Colvin was considered and dismissed -- some say because it turned out she was pregnant (after her arrest)‚ some say it was because she was poor and of a lower caste in the black community (because
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progressive change has been made” and this natural human trait of disobedience is a catalyst for Progressive change. This disobedience to reach progressive change can be seen throughout history. People like Rosa Parks stood up for a cause by being disobedient towards the racist laws at play. When Rosa Parks refused to go to the back of the bus‚ she was jailed but her peaceful protest gave rise to the cause of segregation. This was a big issue at this time but
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