Standing Up For Civil Rights

“You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.” This was said by Rosa Parks. She was an enormous inspiration to the African American Race. She was one among many who lived in a rough time for African Americans. She lived in a time when equality wasn’t really equal. When African Americans were scared/ weren’t allowed to state their opinions on different matters. However, Rosa Parks was an individual who stood up for herself. Rosa Parks helped the Civil Rights Movement and African Americans gain equality mainly through her courage and refusal to move.

Rosa Louise Parks, an American Civil Rights activist, name “ the first lady of civil rights” , has shown perseverance throughout her entire life. She had a strong mind for civil rights and didn’t settle for being discriminated against for being an African American women. Rosa’s childhood was influenced by segregation she used separate bathrooms, water fountains, and more. One examples of Rosa showing perseverance is through all of the racism and being treated as if she was subhuman , she still stayed strong and fought for what she believed in. Another example of her showing perseverance is when being told she couldn’t sit in the back of the bus because she was black she stayed persistent and didn’t move or let that stop her fight. After being

Rosa Parks' refusal to relinquish her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus was a slap in the face to hard line Jim Crow Southerners who thought that blacks are inferior to whites; it also happened to be illegal, and Parks was swiftly and promptly arrested for breaking a Jim Crow law. Little did the police arresting her know that this arrest would lead to the downfall of the very law they felt they needed, and wanted, to enforce. Along with MLK's protests and marches, a Federal Court determined segregation on buses to be unconstitutional. That would not have happened had it not been for Parks' refusal to obey a law that was both ludicrous and morally wrong. Every human on this earth, regardless of skin color or ethnicity, is exactly that: human, and therefore they deserve

Rosa parks was arrested for not giving up her seat to a white man . I didnt find out untill it was all over the news and people was talking about it , so at this point i was thinking segergation is not acceptable . Thats when i started making speeches and started marching about segergation, and i also started boycotting . Many people loved what i did , but some people didnt like me at all , but them not liking me wasnt gone stop me from doing what i was doing . Because no african american should be afraid to come outside without thinking they are going to get shot or killed , its just like the white people was trying to take over , and thought they could do harm to us . i came outside i walked up on a group of white people holding up signs

One cold December day a woman got onto a bus after a long shift at work, exhausted from the day she plopped down in a seat near the front. The next stop many white people boarded and the bus started to get full so they moved back until they reached the woman's seat. This was a problem because this woman, Rosa Parks, was black and had to move or she would end up in jail. Even with that knowledge, she refused to give that seat up. Many blacks faced this problem every day during the Civil Rights Movement, but weren't brave enough to stand up for their rights like Rosa was. After Rosa said "no" many realized they could stand up for their rights as well. Parks helped with people's involvement during these tough times and was involved herself. Due

When we are very young, we are encouraged to follow our hearts and stand up for our beliefs. In our childhood, movies and books enforced this message by telling us that having courage and standing up for what we believe in is the right thing to do. But when we grow up, that all changes. The law takes precedence over our morals, even if the law doesn’t follow them.

Imagine being in a time where people had slaves, and you have to give up your seat to a white person on a bus,knowing if you didn't you would get punnised siverly.Back then when people had slaves it was very hard for them, and the world was full of disagreement, but in those hard times a few people were brave enough to stand out and stand up for thier

Henry David Thoreau once said, “If the machine of the government is of such a nature that it requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then I say, break the law.” If Susan B. Anthony did not break the law back in 1872 would women have the same rights as men today? Would women be able to vote if Susan B. Anthony did not take a stand when she did? It is very important for people to take a stand on issues of justice in society because people have the right to do so, laws that are created are not always fair, and standing up for what a person believes can change the system for the better. Take a stand and show the government that everyone should be treated equally regardless of their race or gender.

A heroic person once said “Face what you think you believe and you will be surprised” To me this quote means not everyone is courageous to stand up for what you believe in, but if you were you will surprised at the outcome. I believe there are many opportunities in this generation to stand up for a current event going on. It is important to stand up for what you believe in because that’s what makes us special individuals.

The Civil Rights Movement was a horrible time for blacks in America during the Civil Rights period of time. During the Civil Rights period, segregation was forced toward the blacks’. In their powerful book of Civil Rights era testimony, Voices of Freedom: An Oral History of the Civil Rights Movement from the 1950s through the 1980s, Henry Hampton and Steve Fayer including firsthand accounts describing the Freedom Riders. As Freedom Riders began to ride the busses the whites protested at the Montgomery bus station. Freedom Riders needed to find ways to stop the protesters and to have nonviolent protests. Some of their ways to stop protesters was to spread the message of nonviolent protests. Another method is to just let them hurt the

Throughout history, many people have been persecuted for their beliefs or doing what is right. Although most people do not take action, some individuals take the initiative to do what is right, even if that means standing alone against powerful people. For example, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus, which sparked a movement to end segregation in the United States. She knew she would be persecuted for her actions, but that did not prevent her from standing up, or in her case, sitting down, for what is right. In addition to Rosa Parks, Maximilian Kolbe stood up for his beliefs, even though it cost him his life.

In social class we reviewed past history of protesting that people did to bring about change. African Americans where not in slavery, but still had to endure racial laws and segregation that divided them from whites. blacks had to sit at the back of the bus and couldn't use the same restrooms, resturances nor drink water from the same water fountain. this amazing woman named “rosa park”, was doing a peaceful stand to not give up her seat to a white man that later made history as being a peaceful protest that many African Americans people came to her defense with boycotts and protesting. according to the martian Luther kings article that while protesting for rosa parks

Rosa Parks is an amazing example of standing up for the cause. She knew she was supposed to hand over her seat to a white man. She knew that the aftermath of such an act at that time was punishable by jail time. And she did it anyway, for the dream of equal rights to all, no matter the race, color,

Have you ever thought about why people stand up for what they believe in? You have heard about people standing up, but have you ever thought Why? This essay will be about one’s moral conscience must be addressed and a balance between individual and state must be realized to preserve society. The most efficient way of winning an argument is through non-violence.

If you asked for advice from people, most would say, "just put your head down and blend into the crowd." But where would we be today if great thinkers like Thomas Edison just "blended in"? To be frank, America would be quite unlightened. Society brainwashes anyone into thinking or saying what society wants people to say or think. No matter what though, sticking up for what you believe in should always be important to everyone. Standing out of the crowd to make a point for what you believe in is always the right thing to do even if it seems wrong.