The Legacy Of Rosa Parks

“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.

Who inspires me is rosa park because she stood up for what was right. She knew it was wrong that people with darker skin were mistreated. So she made a great decision and changed how people thought and did to people with darker colored skin. That's why I like her she knew it was wrong and did what was wright. If she never did that how would people with darker colored skin be treated today. I'm very thankful that she did that it changed the world and made it better.

Martin Luther King Jr. is an idol for most people; Rosa Parks was one of them. She admired his bold integrity to stand up for what is right in equality. Dr. King was a light to the world, because people wanted things to change, but they were afraid. They did not want to be arrested or attacked. They could boycott. They could refuse to ride the buses. That would cost the city a lot of money. The city and bus officials would not like that. This was a way Dr. King was standing up for Rosa. I added Dr. King to Rosa’s friends, because I felt he made a great impact on her life. If it weren’t for Martin Luther King’s heroic act in taking charge of the situation, Rosa Parks may have been in jail longer than intended, with a possible worse penalty.

Rosa Parks: My Story is an autobiography. Parks tells about her vital role in the struggle for equality. In detail this book explains how the civil rights movements started. On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on a segregated bus, beginning the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott.

One of the most influential and inspirational women of all time was Rosa Parks. By one action she helped change the lives of a majority of African Americans and more importantly society as a whole. Rosa Parks sparked the attention of America when she refused to settle for the black (lower class)standards. Not only did she help change the lives for many African Americans but she helped equality for all men and women in the United States. By one brave women our world will be forever thankful.

Rosa Parks is a civil rights activist and is a tragic hero known for her Strength, bravery, wisdom, peace and perseverance taking a major role in the Montgomery bus boycott and standing up against oppression, She and many others stood up for their rights, She refused to surrender her seat on a segregated Montgomery Alabama city bus on the day of December 1, 1955 which began the 381 day long Montgomery Bus Boycott which then helped launch the nation wide efforts to end segregation of public facilities.

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.

Douglas argues that fifty years after Parks made history by refusing to give up her seat on a bus, Rosa Parks at last gets the biography she deserves. Douglas Brinkley follows this incredible woman from her childhood through her early involvement in the NAACP, “In 1949, She became advisor to the informal NAACP Youth group that grew into the organization's official youth council in 1953.” Her moment of courage during the bus boycott has made her both a beloved and resented image of the civil rights movement. Douglas talks about Parks as an American heroine and how she got through the tumultuous times of her life.

First off, I’ll like to talk about Rosa Parks. Rosa Parks was an important social activist, and the Mother of the Modern Day Civil Rights Movement. She has played a big role in Black History. She refused to surrender her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery, Alabama bus. She was later arrested for refusing to give up her sit. After that happened to her, there was a 13-month mass protest that ended with the U.S. Supreme Court that segregation on public buses was unconstitutional.

On the 1st of December 1995 Rosa Parks who was a black women got on a city bus but the section that Rosa sat at was designated for all whites meaning Rosa was not allowed to sit there. She was a very brave and strong women to not of given the seat she was sitting at to the white man. Now why didn’t she give up her seat? The answer to this question is much more profound than we may believe so. Rosa Parks didn’t move from that seat because she was tired of always giving in to those who would give order to her therefore the effect of Rosa not moving led to her arrest. Rosa was the most influential American since 1960 because if she would have not of moved from the seat she was sitting then she would have not of sparked the beginning of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. This Montgomery Bus Boycott began on the day of Rosa Parks trail date which was just four days after her arrest.

This paper explores Rosa Parks and the impact she had on community relations. Every individual will make choices in their lives. Each choice made will set us on a path that may be unplanned. Rosa Parks made a choice like this. She was an activist for civil rights even before she refused to move her seat on a bus. She spent her life fighting for equality. Rosa stood up for herself and others who were scared to stand up for themselves. The choice Rosa Parks made on December 1, 1955, changed the course of this nation. Research from several sources was examined to formulate answers. The researched explored reinforced the impact that Rosa Parks had on the individuals, the community, and the world.

Both texts were speeches given by President Barack Obama about Rosa Parks and her accomplishments. The texts showed that he had a positive opinion about Rosa Parks and everything she did for the civil rights movement. Rosa Parks’ actions helped the civil rights movement propel forward and end desegregation. She refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white man and ended desegregation. This goes to show that one small act may have large and far-reaching effects.

“The only tired I was, was tired of giving in” (Parks). I was tired, tired of being oppressed, and tired of being stepped on by the law, and my fellow people. That was the only tired i felt. The Montgomery Bus protest sparked a fire that would be felt throughout the entire country, and it was the spark that ignited the fire of the civil rights movement that shook the world. The boycott was the first of it, once light was shown on the problem, she began travelling cross country spreading information about civil rights, and sparking more peaceful protest. Rosa Parks was an important figure that changed the direction of the United States of America. She was trying to get home from work that day, but she turned into an icon for the civil rights movement, and shined a light on the unfair treatment of african americans.

Informative speech outline- courtesy of Tiffany Smith who gave this speech right after Rosa Parks died.

Imagine yourself sitting on a bus and refusing to give up your seat. You know what the consequences are, but you still refuse because you believe in equal rights. People pushing you to move and go to the back of the bus just because of the color of your skin. That was the type of world we used to live in. Before someone had a dream before someone made a stand. It’s just unpredictable right? Well there were heroes that changed this situation. Not super heroes that can fly, but humans that made a great change in the world. One of these people is named Rosa Parks. Rosa Parks is a young woman that fought for what she believed in. On December 1st, 1955 Rosa Parks stayed in her seat on the bus when she was told to move to the back. The police arrested