The Great Impact African American Women On Society

Throughout the African American civil rights movement opportunities were sought to spark a chance at improving conditions in the south. Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat on the Montgomery, Alabama bus was the fire to that spark. Rosa, standing up for herself something anyone person in today’s world would do, was arrested and put in jail. While Rosa was in jail she caught the eye of many people in the Civil Rights Movement, including the leaders. The Civil Rights leaders protested her arrest and hired lawyers to aid her in her trial. Although she was found guilty and was fined fourteen dollars for the cost of the court case, which lasted on thirty minutes, she wasn’t done yet. Rosa Parks has affected the society we live in today in

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).

On Thursday evening December 1, 1955, Rosa boards a Montgomery City Bus to go home after a long day working as a seamstress. She walks back to the section for blacks, and takes a seat. The law stated that they could sit there if no White people were standing. Rosa parks never liked segregation rules and has been fighting against them for more than ten years in the NAACP, but until then had never broke any of the unjust rules. As the bus stops at more places, more white people enter the bus, all the seats in the “White Only” section was filled and the bus driver orders Rosa’s row to move to the back of the bus, they all moved, accept Rosa. She was arrested and fined for violating a city regulation. This act of defiance began a movement that ended legal Segregation in America, and made her an inspiration to freedom devoted people everywhere.

African-American women have often been an overlooked group with the larger context of American Society. Historically, oppression has been meted out to the African-American woman in two ways. Historically, everything afforded to African-American, from educational and employment opportunities to health care have been sub-par. As women they have been relegated even further in a patriarchal society that has always, invariably, held men in higher regard.

From Africa to America, African American women have embraced the spirit of creativity and survival. For years the black woman has been the backbone of our culture. It was our faith and positive spirits that played a great part in surviving slavery and being treated as second class citizens during the Civil Rights Movement. Now as we enter the 21st century, it is time to exert our strengths at a new level. The African American woman's role is to grow and prosper in business, support and be active in her community, maintain a strong family foundation, be spiritually grounded and to emend our health.

2 Unfortunately, despite their recognizable accomplishments, Black females continue to be passed over when it comes to positions of national leadership in our country (Kaba, 2011). The author does not offer recommendations, however continued advances in the political arena and the ongoing trend for the higher educational knowledge that Black women seek, their genius status will become evident.

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

The majority of African American women have a college level education and work in white collar jobs, “over 64% of African American women … are white collar workers” (Deshay). while news and other media sources would try to tell you otherwise. This means that the majority works in high level jobs, for example CEOs, doctors and professers. Another key point to this is the fact that African American women are an important section of business owners that created their business on their own, “97% of African American women who owned businesses were sole proprietors” (Holmes). This means that African American women own their own businesses. This shows through the challenges, that African American women work to get to their white-collar jobs and businesses. In addition to this, there have been a lot of female African American celebrities and politicians. For instance, Shirley Chisholm was the first African American lady to be elected into the United States congress. Condoleezza Rice was the United States Secretary of State in 2005 – 2009. Another example is well known celebrity Beyoncé. These women have shown that African American women can and have held power and become role models. This juxtaposes how life was in the 1930s, where these magnificent ladies wouldn’t have had the chance to mold the

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

When it comes to Civil Right, there has been so many men and women whom have contributed their attributes. The great attributes consist of: the willingness to help others, the great commitment to the cause, the great communication skills, the leadership roles in society, positive attitudes, the ability to inspire others, and the ability to delegate others and tasks. There are three women in particular that have these great attributes and have contributed greatly to the Civil Rights, and they are as follows: Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, and Barbara Jordan.

Rosa Parks was a wonderful who refused to give up her seat to a white passenger ,spurring the Montgomery boycott and other effects to end segregation. For example “and the walls came tumbling down”(Mary 6). This show that everything that she did by saying “NO” came back at her and caused her to suffer and end up in jail. Rosa Parks was bailed out of jail 24 hours after her arrest by Edgar Nixon , president of the NAACP ( National Association For The Advancement

Rosa Parks is known for being one of the most pivotal women in 1955. This women as we know refused to sit on the back of the bus in protest of racism and unequal rights for African Americans. This woman was able to recognize injustice. She was tired of her and the entire black community being treated unequally and was willing to take a stand. She put herself in a position that could have been life threatening and she didn’t back down. What is amazing about what she did is that such a small, peaceful act of defiance started the political movement that is well known and taught in our school systems today, the bus boycott. “But it was in Montgomery, after Park’s arrest, that an entire black community rose up to express solidarity, boycotting the city bus system for more than a year” (Collins 109). That willingness to challenge injustice by Parks was something so powerful and got America one step close to achieving equal rights for all races.

Women like Shirley Chisholm made priceless contributions to improve minority life within our nation. They knew why the caged bird sang, but did not want future generations to sing its song.

Rosa Parks: The Mother of Civil Rights Action Student’s Name Course/Number Instructor’s Name Rosa Parks: The Mother of Civil Rights Action One cannot forget what Rosa Parks contributed to the civil rights movement; she still strikes the passion of civil unity, especially because she broke ranks when the society was facing racism, cultural hatred, and segregation. Even the enforcers of the segregation laws came to realize that the power of freedom lies with the people, and it was only through Rosa Parks that they were able to see the effect of taking someone’s freedom and making her feel like a second-class citizen. Rosa Parks made history when in December 1, 1955 she refused to give up her seat for a white man boarding a Montgomery, Alabama bus. The ‘disrespect’ she had shown and her defiance was punishable in court at the time. She was arrested and proved not to go away without a fight when she petitioned the segregation laws in court.

Rosa Parks was the center of one of the greatest civil rights movements in the mid-20th-century. She became an icon due to her calm refusal to give up her seat to a white man, which triggered the Montgomery Bus Boycott beginning in 1955 (Baggett, 2016). Rosa Parks acted with courage and stood up for what she believed in; paving the way for many American citizens to follow in her footsteps - or lack of footsteps. She stayed true to herself and inspired others to take similar courageous actions throughout the civil rights movement in America.