Rosa Parks, a secretary of the NAACP, was remembered by her courage to refuse to give up her seat to a white man on bus in Montgomery that eventually changed the American society towards the attitude of segregation. Before the arrest of Rosa Parks on the Montgomery bus, she had protested against segregation before. For example, she chose to climb stairs when buildings had segregated elevators.
On December 1, 1955, she sat on the front row seat of the “colored” section of a Montgomery bus. After having decided that she needed to protest against segregation, she refused to give up her seat as the bus driver demanded in order to allow a white man to sit down without African Americans. Parks allowed the bus driver to call the police and she was arrested. After the news of her arrest spread, the NAACP leader E. D. Nixon and Jo Ann Robinson suggested a bus boycott with the support of African-American community. As a result , the Montgomery Improvement Association was formed to boycott riding on Montgomery bus. It was led by Martin Luther King Jr. and lasted for 381 days. Finally, Rosa Parks’ incident led to the Supreme Court to outlaw bus segregation. Rosa Parks’ actions had changed the American society.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for giving a concise and informative summary of Rosa Parks' role in the civil rights movement. It was interesting to learn that this was not her first act of civil disobedience.
ReplyDeleteI like how it was short but explains about Rosa Parks's brave defiance clearly. She was just an ordianry person but she managed to help society greatly.
ReplyDeleteWhenever Rosa Parks is mentioned, usually the bus incident comes to mind. It was interesting to read about her other non-violent methods to counter segregation.
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