right‚ taking a risk‚ and sacrificing. To begin with‚ being courageous means standing up for what’s right. A woman named Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus. Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus. Risa Parks is an African American who entered a bus. She was asked to stand from her seat but did not obey. She violated the laws to defend herself and others. “Parks knew the risk when she defended her right and others’ (Source 1‚ Para. 2). In the year 1995‚ African Americans did not
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Rosa Parks Rosa Parks was a great and peaceful woman and she loved her husband and her family. She never got in trouble with the law and always followed the rules until one day. Rosa Park was born on February 4‚ 1913 in Tuskegee‚ AL. She married Raymond Parks in 1932-1977. Her parents were Leona McCauley and James McCauley. Rosa refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man on the bus. Rosa didn’t want to give her seat up own the bus to another white men because she was tired and also she
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In my mind‚ everyone is entitled to their own opinion or belief‚ even if it’s wrong. There’s so many people who made history just because they stood by what they believed was right. I rewrote a chapter in my own story by believing in myself and what I feel about my father. One of the many people that made history by sticking by their beliefs is Rosa Parks. Rosa was an African American activist in the Civil Rights Movement. One of the most famous things she’s known for is refusing to give
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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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Antonio Rosas‚ she is the only lass among their three children to have entered their lives. The healthy baby girl weighed 6 pounds and 9 ounces with the height of only 45 centimeters. Despite her lack in height upon being born‚ her round and rosy cheeks riveted everyone’s gaze that she was conferred with the precise and faultless name‚ Rose. She grew up to be a proper lady with grace but with an attitude and a mischievous side in hiding. Forty-six years later‚ she is now the proud bearer of my father’s
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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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instance‚ Rosa Parks participated in the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 60s and was jailed for her involvement. Though her jail time was initially a setback and an obstacle she had to overcome‚ it eventually led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the gradual desegregation of the United States. Similarly‚ the Dean of Students at my school has to overcome the obstacle of paraplegia each day‚ yet he describes himself as a stronger and more sensitive individual as a result. Rosa Parks and my Dean are
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The African-American Story In 1619‚ twenty Africans were brought to Virginia and forced into slavery. By 1790‚ there were 700‚000 slaves in the United States and in the 1800s‚ African-American slaves were 40% of the Southern part of America (Brunner). Africans were not slaves before they were brought to America. They were kidnapped and shipped to the U.S. where were made into slaves. African-Americans have struggled for hundreds of years to gain equality. They staged boycotts‚ had marches‚ and
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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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Born in 1939‚ Claudette Colvin is a person who is not recognized for what she did as much as Rosa Parks is. Claudette Colvin wouldn’t give up her seat to a white man‚ the same thing Rosa Parks did‚ only 9 months before Parks did it. I don’t really know why Parks is more known for doing it‚ but Colvin should be known for it too. When she was only 15‚ she was on a bus to go home. A white man boarded and had no place to sit. The bus driver told Claudette‚ “Get up‚ this man needs a place to sit.” Claudette
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