Compare And Contrast Rosa Parks And Martin Luther King Jr

Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks were inspirational leaders that contributed greatly towards the civil rights movement. With racial discrimination surrounding King and Park, growing up as an African American made it hard and colored people were unfairly treated. Both King and Park knew the inequalities and sought education to aid themselves in their unfair life. Despite this, Park and King were brought up responsibly by their parents, King was an active civil rights activist, participating in the ‘Montgomery Bus Boycott’, ‘March on Washington’ and lead the ‘Selma to Montgomery march’. Rosa Parks was an influential figure contributing to the civil rights movement as she was the chosen ‘test case’ the NCAACP were looking for.

On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, one of the leaders of the local branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People [NAACP] refused to give up her seat to a white person on a segregated city bus in Montgomery, Alabama, despite being reprimanded by the driver (Schulke 166). Montgomery, Alabama was known for its terrible treatment of blacks. The buses in particular had been a source of tension between the city and black citizens for many years (Schulke, 167). As a result of refusing to give up her seat, Rosa Parks was arrested. Rosa Parks' popularity among the black community, proved to be the spark that ignited the non-violent Civil Rights Movement (Norrell 2).

During the 1950's African Americans were technically equal in the eyes of the law, but not to most of the southern citizens. Segregation was a time of division between whites and African Americans in regards to bathrooms, public amenities, schools etc.&t all of the country was like this, the occupants ofnorthern America were open and not as racist towards African Americans. In 1955, African Americans obligated by Montgomery, Alabama, city ordinance to sit in the back city buses and to give up their seats to white people ifthe front half ofthe bus was full. On December 1, 1955 Rosa Parks was going home from her job on the Cleveland Avenue bus. She was seated in

A growing amount of American people began to speak out about inequality and injustice during the 1950’s and the Rosa Parks bus incident is a perfect example. On December 1, 1955, a 42 year old African American woman who worked as a seamstress

"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed - we hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal" (King, “I HAVE A DREAM…,” pg.4 ¶.5). Both Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were major figures in the fight for racial equality but their ideals were diametrically opposed. In MLK JR’s March on Washington speech, he calls for peaceful resistance and integration into an equal society. Malcolm X, however, disagrees with that in his Message to Grassroots and argues equality cannot be obtained peacefully and that living together wouldn’t be much better than slavery. By comparing the two men’s goals and messages expressed in these speeches we can gain an understanding of the feelings of the general populace on the issues of racial inequity.

The African Americans were forced to sit in the back while the white could sit anywhere, even take their seat away if their isn't any left. One day, a African American named Rosa Parks refused to sit in the back of the bus and was sent to jail for her acts of civil disobedience. The reason she was sent to jail was for her act of breaking the rules, but her acting disobedience lead to boycotts and launched to the freedom and justice for African Americans. The reason for Rosa Parks stood up for herself and others. She helped others receive the same treatment as the whites do. Even though she risked herself by breaking rules and she was sent to jail. The people who were against her thought she broke a rule and she labeled her a disobedience, but instead she broke the line between the African Americans and whites. Rosa Parks was served as a symbol of what is possible to stand up, even if she was the only one

An individual can only grow as its barrier permits. Captivity limits a person's ability to perform. Furthermore, the punishments that arise with this causes fear in an individual's everyday life. In 1896, the Supreme Court ruled the separation of black and white races. This segregation was in codification until 1954, the same year it was overruled. During this time Martin Luther King Jr., leader during the Civil Rights Movement and an integrationist, lead nonviolent protests to end discrimination and to have equal rights. Equally important to the movement that was the actions of Rosa Parks. Both individuals faced similar discrimination and felt caged by the barriers built by society. When they tried to break through these barriers they faced conflicts that they thought to be worth the effort to strive closer towards freedom. Rosa Parks and Dr. King were both jailed for their attempts for justice, during the time in which King wrote the “Letter from Birmingham Jail” to the eight clergymen who he thought did bear genuine good will and had a little in common with his efforts.

It was January 17, 1955. I was a white, young, American girl riding the Cleveland Avenue bus on my way home. We stopped two stops before mine, when a black woman got on the bus and sat in the seat behind me. I later learned her name was Rosa Parks. We hit the last stop before my stop and a very large group of working men and women from the factory across the street got on the bus. Everyone sat down and one man was left standing. A tall and muscular built man was left standing, so the bus driver told every black person in the front section to get up and move to sit or stand at the back of the bus. Everyone moved but that Rosa. When the bus driver saw her not move from her seat to make room, he asked her if she was planning on getting

The essay tells the story of Civil Rights activist, Rosa Parks, who, in 1955, refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Her actions launched a series of bus boycotts that are often credited for initiating the civil rights movement. Rosa Parks was a poor seamstress who often rode the bus to work. Riding the bus was common practice among the African American residents, many of whom worked across town and did not own cars. In fact, over seventy-five percent of the occupants of the buses were African American. Segregation policies, however, insisted that African American riders sit toward the back of the bus. Additionally, African American riders were expected to give up their seats to any white passenger. In an interview, Parks echoed the common sentiment among African Americans that this practice was both inhumane and humiliating.

In 1955, a black woman named Rosa Parks got on a bus in the city of Montgomery, Alabama. She sat in the back. The bus became crowded. There were no more seats for white people. So, the bus driver ordered Mrs. Parks to stand and give her seat to a white person. She refused. Her feet were tired after a long day at work. Rosa Parks was

Rosa Parks stood up for the rights of African Americans. Rosa Parks refused to stand up and give her seat up to a white passenger, and she ended up arrested. This incident happened on December 1, 1955. It was unfair that African Americans didn't have the same rights as the whites. What Rosa Parks did to get the chance to have the same rights as a white was that she started a bus

One cold evening in the December of 1995, Rosa Parks refused to give her seat up to a white male on her bus ride back from work. Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat led to her getting arrested by “James Blake,” a white man who demanded that her along with 3 other black women move from that area. Rosa Parks being arrested caused new issues to arise. The African American people protested as they felt they were not being treated as equally as the white people. Parks could be described as a brave woman who stood behind changing racism and segregation in the world. Back then, segregation was a huge problem against the white people, but as a result of her actions, Rosa Parks received recognition and respect from both

December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks, a forty-year-old seamstress, got arrested for refusing to vacate her seat and move to the rear end of the bus for a white passenger. Rosa Parks help start the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. This incident organized a bus boycott that began on behave of the believe of Rosa Parks violating the segregation laws. According toTrueman, C N. “Montgomery Bus Boycott.” History Learning Site, 27 Mar. 2015 “ The boycott lasted more than a year.” The U.S Supreme Court ruled that the segregation was unconstitutional. Rosa Parks was nationally recognized as a symbol of dignity and strength in the struggle to end entrenched racial segregation within the United States. This sparked the American Civil Rights Movement of the 20th century, and to honor her, she was voted by Time magazine as one of the top 100 most influential people of the 20th century” (1998). They also built a museum and a library in honor of Rosa Parks, in Montgomery, Alabama. I believe this was a very important event in the history of African Americans because for once they were given the chance to retaliate from the outrageous laws against them.As the news of the Montgomery boycott began to rapidly spread African- American leaders throughout the city began lending their support.

Most colored people during this time had to tolerate discrimination and prejudice people in the south. African American who rode the bus were not allowed to sit in the section that only allowed white people. During this period in time African Americans couldn't do a lot of things. Such as eat at the same restaurants or even go to schools that were strictly required white children only. This is all about what Mrs. Parks did to take a stand in history and what actions Rosa Parks took to make her statement and why she is a big  iconic figure and  remembered today.

Rosa Parks was born on February 4, 1913, in Alabama. When she was two she and her parents moved to another place in Alabama. The same year her baby brother was born, and her parents shortly separated after that. This sound like a normal childhood, right? The only thing that made this childhood different, from a childhood today, was that Rosa Parks was an african-american raised at the same times as the “Jim Crow” laws. The “Jim Crow” laws was laws that separated black people and white people. The black people could only go to certain schools, they could only use toilets for black people and when they were taking the bus, they could only sit on the seats for black people. If the bus was to crowded of people, they had to give up their seats for white people. Rosa Parks is known for doing this little thing, she refused to give up her seat for a white man. In this text we are going to take a closer