Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks

Introduction:  Rosa Parks was a African American civil-rights activist, On December 1st 1955, she was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man. Violation of the city’s racial segregation ordinances.

Who is Rosa Parks? Rosa Louise McCauley was born the 4th February, 1913, and died October 24th, 2005. In 1932 she married Raymond Parks, who encouraged her to go back to high school and earn a diploma. She later became a seamstress. 1943 Rosa became a part of NAACP (National Association for the Advanced of Colored People). She served as its secretary until 1956.

The Bus Seat: On December 1st 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man. Violation of the city’s racial segregation ordinances.

On November 13, 1956, the U.S. supreme court upheld a lower court’s decision declaring Montgomery’s segregated seating unconstitutional, and the court order was served on December 20; the boycott ended the following day. For her role in igniting the successful campaign, which brought King to national prominence, Parks became known as the “mother of the civil rights movement.”

How was she a active right activist? Rosa was deeply active with NAACP and Montgomery Improvement Association. Working to help improve civil right in her community, she had had a bad experience with bus driver before, she got stopped from getting on the bus and was told she had to use the black door, she went to use the door and the bus driver drove off.

The Impact Rosa Parks have on society? When Rosa was released from jail she didn’t realise the impact she had on other black people, a few day after the incident with the bus seat. Nearly every black person in Montgomery was protesting. Rosa was now a civil rights icon.

Why did I chose Rosa Parks? I chose Rosa because she stuck up for what she thought was right. And she influenced others to stand up for the black community. In my opinion that takes a lot of courage and work. And to get a whole community to join in means she was a big influencer.