"I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free... so other people would be also free." - Rosa ParksRosa Parks is a very important person in our history. Some say she started the civil rights movement on December 1, 1955. On that day, Rosa refused to give up her seat, on the bus, to a white person. She was then convicted by Montgomery, Alabama ordinance.
Even though Rosa was not the first one to refuse to give up her seat on the bus, she was a part of the NAACP. This greatly helped the situation because she was able to make moves that others weren't able to make. Her arrest caused the formation of the Montgomery Improvement Association led by Martin Luther King. This group called for a boycott of city-owned buses. For 382 days since December 5, 1955, African American residents of Montgomery would refuse to take the bus to their destination. The white community would respond with harrassment and terrorism. On November 13, 1956, the United States Supreme Court would end this boycott by making it illegal to have segregation on buses. Rosa received 43 honorable awards and was voted one out of 100 most influential people in Time magazine for her act of defiance.
The quote at the beginning defines Rosa Park's ambitions during the Civil Rights Movement very well. Your summary was very concise, but very informative. Good job.
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ReplyDeleteRosa Parks really was influential. I still remember that day I heard on the news that she passed away. She will forever have a place in history. Good post.
ReplyDeleteGood quote to start the summery adds a nice touch. I like the brief, but clear information.
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