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    Barbara Laugen Business Leadership Final Exam Topic Paper Rosa Louise McCauley Parks by Barbara Laugen Business Leadership Spring Term 2013 Rosa Louise McCauley Parks‚ many simply know of her as Rosa Parks‚ is one of the most amazing women in history. She achieved more things in her life than most people only dream about. Many people today look at Rosa as one of the greatest leaders of her time and she is still read about and talked about in schools all over the

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    Rosa Parks Rosa parks defense of her civil rights earned her a permanent place in American history. She did a small devotion‚ yet today it is known to be the most courageous action from a humble person like Rosa Parks. Her quiet fight for equality and freedom for millions impacted generations upon generations of Americans and tore down the walls of segregation and discrimination. Rosa Parks background‚ achievements‚ recognitions‚ honors‚ and death are contributions to modern civil rights movement

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    Abstract Rosa Parks was an African-American civil rights activist‚ whom the U.S congress recognized as “the first lady of civil rights” and “the mother of the freedom movement”. Born in 1913‚ Rosa grew up in an exceedingly ethnic segregated America where black people were being mistreated in most of society’s aspects. Her refusal to surrender her bus seat to a white male passenger on a Montgomery‚ Alabama bus‚ on December 1‚ 1955‚ led to her arrest which ultimately trigged a wave of involvement

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    The reason why I was inspired to write about Rosa Parks was because I found the way she fought against racism and discrimination very helpful. This also made a big impact towards the abolition of apartheid. Seeing how black people were treated differently to white people made me realise that she had a very important role in society at the time. Rosa Parks lived in Tuskegee‚ Alabama. People were rushing home after a hard day‚ and‚ at 42 years old‚ Rosa was one of them. She had a busy day at her

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    Rosa Parks the importance of them becoming invoved in the movement Hypothesis: * was an African-American civil rights activist‚ whom the U.S. Congress called "the first lady of civil rights"‚ and "the mother of the freedom movement" * Parks’ act of defiance became an important symbol of the modern Civil Rights Movement and Parks became an international icon of resistance to racial segregation * On December 1‚ 1955‚ forty-three year old Rosa Parks boarded a Montgomery‚ Alabama city

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    Rosa Parks Outline Rosa Parks affected history by contributing to the NAACP‚ by helping begin the Montgomery Bus Boycott‚ and by helping during the Civil Rights movements and fighting for equality for African Americans. I. Introduction A. “The only tired I was‚ was tired of giving in.” 1. Rosa was the youth adviser in the NAACP group‚ and taught her students to resist segregation whenever they could. 2. She was admired in the black community as a dedicated volunteer who served as secretary

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    Rosa Parks‚ Causes and Consequences in her decision to change Black Civil Rights. Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was a black African American woman who was a civil rights activist. Rosa Parks was the “first lady of civil rights” she made a name for herself in history on the first of December 1955 while riding on the Montgomery Alabama bus. Rosa refused to give up her seat to a white passenger who had no where to sit as the bus as it was full. Even though Rosa was sitting in the right colour section

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    Rosa Parks Rosa Parks was born in Tuskegee‚ Alabama February 4‚ 1913. She was an African American Civil Rights activist. She was also well known as “the first lady of Civil Rights‚” and “mother of the freedom movement” (Rosa parks biography‚ 2013). She is a well-known and respected as a woman‚ because of her inspirational‚ yet defensive action. Parks is famous for her refusal to obey the bus driver who demanded that she relinquish her seat to a white man. Mrs. Parks was charged with violation

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    the case. Many people’s kindness makes them a great leader. For instance Rosa Parks showed bravery and courage when she refused to leave her seat even though she knew she would be arrested and kicked off the bus. This shows that she was a great leader because she did what she thought was right. So many people believed the same as Rosa Parks‚ and this small act led to something greater called the bus boycott. Rosa Parks wasn’t the only exceptional leader of the civil rights act. We have all learned

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    A Positive Deviant When I think of the term positive deviant and who one is‚ I think of many people. There is one woman in particular who stands out in my mind‚ Rosa Parks. Some people may think of her negatively because of her refusal to obey the law‚ but to me‚ it was for a good cause. Rosa Parks is known as the “First Lady of Civil Rights” and the “Mother of the Freedom Movement”. Before she became so well known‚ she was labeled as an unknown seamstress in Montgomery‚ Alabama. The reason she

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