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    Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was born February 4th‚ 1913 in Tuskegee‚ Alabama. She was born to James and Leona McCauley. Rosa’s childhood was sadly filled with racial discrimination.. Several times‚ she saw Ku Klux Klan members.. Her parents split in 1915 shortly after her brother Sylvester was born. Rosa moved to her grandparents with her mom and brother in Pine Level‚ Alabama. She grew up around education since her mom was a teacher. At age 11‚ Rosa began schooling when she moved back to Montgomery

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    On December 1‚ 1955 Rosa Parks’ decided that she was going to sit in the white section on the bus in Montgomery‚ Alabama. African Americans were not permitted to sit in the front of the buses. Her refusal to give up her seat for a white man helped change segregation nationwide. Rosa Parks’ helped give African Americans equal rights in this world today. When Rosa Parks’ was younger‚ she had experience with racial discrimination and racial equality. When her parents separated her mother moved the

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    Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott‚ oral presentation Caused by the Jim Crow laws‚ Montgomery (Alabama) segregated bus passengers by race. The first four rows of seats on each bus were reserved for whites‚ and the conductors could‚ if necessary‚ order black passengers to move further back when there were no available white seats left. Black people could sit in the middle row‚ until the white section was filled up. If white people were already sitting in the front‚ black people had to board

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    Rosa Parks An Extra (Ordinary) Lady Tyera Blackwell Wilmington University January 27‚ 2015 The Montgomery bus boycott was one of the most influential events that ignited the civil rights movement in U.S. history. Many people know the story of how Mrs. Rosa Parks an African American woman refused to give up her seat to a Caucasian man on a segregated bus; but who exactly was Rosa Parks and why was her refusal to give up a seat on a bus so important and what

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    Rosa parks has had a lot of accomplishments in her life. She is once of the African Americans who changed history. Most people when they think of Rosa parks they think of how she changed racial segregation. she changed it by not giving her seat up to a white man on a bus. Rosa is most known for the time she would not give up her seat to a white man on the buss. When Rosa was little she had it hard. She had a job as a seamstress but also a activist. A activist is a person who campaigns for some

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    Rosa Parks was born February 4th‚ 1913‚ in Tuskegee‚ Alabama. Rosa was homeschooled until the age of 11 by her mother and then she attended the Industrial School for Girls. In 1932 she married her husband Raymond parks and she worked various jobs in Montgomery. On December 1‚ 1955‚ Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white man in the colored section. She was arrested and that’s when she became known as the “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement”. Rosa Parks is an above average leader because

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    Rosa Parks (1913-2005) was a major role in american history. She gave people inspiration to stand up for what they believe is right. She showed people even though there may be consequences for standing up for yourself and for what is right‚ the outcome may make a difference. Rosa got on the bus as usual after a long day at work. When the section of seats assigned to the whites filled up the line was moved back and she and 3 others were ask to give up their seats to the whites standing in the aisle

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    what they believe in‚ memorizing the greatness of others‚ or fighting for freedom to achieve happiness. However sometimes taking matters into your own hands can lead to disaster. Rosa Parks is a very important person that stood up for what she believes is right but suffered from the consequences. At a young age Rosa Parks didn’t have the

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    I believe that protecting my rights can become a selfish pursuit‚ however that should not stop anyone. If you see a barrier between you and your rights‚ you have the right to fight back. Without people who have fought to protect their rights‚ our world would look very different. For example‚ Rosa Parks‚ a women’s rights activist in the Civil Rights movement‚ once stated‚ “You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.” Rosa Park refused to surrender her seat on a bus for a white

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    rights movement in Montgomery‚ Alabama began. Rosa Parks became the first African American female civil rights activist when she was arrested for refusing to give up her set to a to a white person on the bus (Theoharis‚ 2013). In the 1950’s‚ African Americans were experiencing prejudice‚ through the acts of racism. Bordens & Horowitz (2002) defines racism as a negative evaluation that is based on the color of their skin. As a young woman growing up‚ Rosa experienced segregation in her life and was

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