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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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    Rosa Parks Hannah Dinwiddie American History Matt Walker 4th Hour April 9th 2017 Rosa Parks did not stand up for her rights‚ she sat down for them. Rosa Parks was born in Tuskegee Alabama on February 4‚ 1913. Her family later moved to Pine Level‚ Alabama. Rosa’s mother was a teacher‚ so that influenced Rosa to want to also become a teacher when she grew up. Rosa moved to Montgomery‚ Alabama‚ at age 11. She left highschool early in order to care for her sick grandmother. She married

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    Rosa McCauley (Parks) was born in Tuskegee‚ Alabama ‚ in 1913 february 4th. Rosa moved with her parents to her grandparents house in Pine Level. Rosa spent most of her childhood there. Her mother was a teacher‚ and her family adored education Rosa moves to Montgomery‚ Alabama when she was around 11years old and eventually attended High School there. She left school at 16 early in 11th grade to care for her sickly grandmother and soon after that her severely sick mom. In 1932 when she was 19 she married

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    Rosa Parks + Ruby Bridges Compare and Contrast Essay There once were two very important women in our country’s history. They had many differences‚ and many similarities. This essay here is all about those differences and similarities. Who are they‚ You may ask? Rosa Parks‚ and Ruby bridges. I hope you will learn lots about them by reading this. Rosa Parks was a 30-40 year old woman who had refused to give up a seat on a bus for a white man‚ And she even got arrested for it! Rosa felt she was right

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    Rosa Parks faced many challenges. Through her life she had some character traits that helped her face all of these challenges. One of the traits is her being very brave in what she did. She was also very intelligent throughout them all. Lastly‚ she was very determined for people of her race. In the paragraphs below I will tell you how these traits had a positive impact on her during these rough times. In the first place‚ Rosa was very brave. To show that she was brave‚ she did not get up out

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    Rosa Louise McCauley was born on February 4‚ 1913 in Tuskegee‚ Alabama to proud parents Leona and James McCauley a teacher and carpenter respectively. After her parents’ separation‚ she went to live with her grandparents and attended a local school for African American children. Segregation was very prevalent during this time. Whites and Blacks had different churches‚ schools‚ stores‚ elevators and even drinking fountains. Places often had signs saying "For Colored Only" or "For Whites Only". The

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    Civil Rights Act of 1964 Ylanda Arora GEN 162-45 American Government Mrs. Cunteh November 6‚ 2012 Introduction 1955 Rosa Parks (42 year old black women) sparked a new era for African American freedom and equality. Racism was practiced and evident everywhere in the southern states. Although segregation was very prominent at that time‚ transportation seemed to be the only thing that didn’t totally separate blacks and whites. Blacks were looked upon as dirty‚ in humane‚ and diseased. Therefore

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    The Rosa Parks story has a lot in common with the Feminist Theory. The movie takes place in back in the 1950s when segregation of buses was a problem. It was also uncommon to see women or wife with children working. Many felt the women’s place was at home caring for her children or doing housework. Many religious folk at that time felt Gods will for the wife was ion the home. Rosa came from a single parent home raised by her mother and brother. Rosa mother did odd jobs like sewing and house keeping

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    To begin‚ Rosa Parks was loyal to her people‚ courageous‚ and courteous. During her purposeful life‚ Rosa parks confronted many challenges. In some ways her traits assisted her‚ but in occasional situations they failed her. Each character trait played a role in her actions and hardships. In countless moments ‚Rosa used her millions of quirks to her advantage. First ‚ Rosa was loyal to her people. When she labored for the NAACP‚ she worked diligently and put in many sleepless hours to become a secretary

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    1954 through 1968‚ times were hard for african american people. In Alabama‚ african american people did not have access to the same equipment and things that white people had. When going to places‚ africans could only go to certain areas in certain places‚ or they would get arrested. For example‚ some places and things that required you to be white to get the better quality were school’s‚ restrooms‚ water fountains‚ and restaurants. African american people would be discriminated‚ and racism scattered

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