Rosa Parks Biography Essay

Rosa Parks Biography

"Quite Strength incorporates life skills which demonstrate dignity with pride, courage with perseverance and power with discipline in a comfortable environment of peace." (Achievement, 2010) This quotation embodies Rosa Parks's philosophy as a person. Rosa Parks is a great example of that philosophy because of what she did. On December 1, 1955 Rosa Parks was coming home from a tiring day at work and was sitting on the bus. At that time the law was if a white person needed your seat, a coloured person would have to give up their seat for the white person. Mrs. Parks was tired of this way so she refused the bus drivers request and that small action made all the difference. Rosa's actions lead to many more important historical actions, such...show more content...

The Rosa and Raymond Institute for Self–Development is where young teenagers tour the country in a bus learning about the history of their country and civil rights. "Pathways to Freedom program, traces the underground railroad into the civil rights movement and beyond. Youth, ages 11 through 17, meet and talk with Mrs. Parks and other national leaders as they participate in educational and historical research throughout the world. They travel primarily by bus as "freedom riders" did in the 1960's, the theme: "Where have we been? Where are we going?" (Development, 2008) Over the years Rosa Parks has received numerous amounts of awards and keys to different cities because of all her countless, noble and famous actions. Rosa Parks has also received the H.R. Bill 537 on Feb. 4, m1999 that was passed in Congress making Mrs. Parks the 250th person to receive the Congressional Gold Medal of Honor. Rosa Parks received the highest award given to a civilian citizen by the 42nd President of the United States of America, William J. Clinton. She was awarded the MEDAL OF FREEDOM. In addition each year the first Monday following February 4th is Rosa Parks' Day in the State of Michigan. As you can see Rosa Parks was a strong, kind, determined women and she truly shows the quality of quiet strength because

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Rosa Parks once said, "Each person must live their life as a model for others." On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks was a model for everyone. She is an important figure in American History, she showed everyone that she cares that the world is like this and that she would not be afraid to stand up for her rights. One day when Rosa Parks came back home from work on the Cleveland Avenue bus, she sat on the bus but she sat in the whites section, so Fred Blake, the bus driver, asked her and three other people to get up and go somewhere else, everyone got up except for Mrs.Parks so she was arrested and fined ten dollars plus four dollars in court.

Mrs. Parks was born on February 4, 1913, in TuskegeeAlabama. Rosa Parks parents are James McCauley...show more content...

Everyone was furious, as a result, a boycott came into play and lasted for 381 days.

"We are not going to give them our dimes to be insulted and humiliated, said Martin Luther King Jr, a leader of theMontgomery Improvement Association." (San Antonio Register, Vol. 25, No. 45) Rosa Parks was well known, so when Martin Luther King Jr heard that Mrs. Parks went to jail he called for a meeting at his church, they were talking about how they wanted things to change but everyone was scared. Everyone gave up except for Dr. King, he thought they could do a boycott, so they will refuse to ride the busses until something will change.

"The boycott has cut Negro patronage of city buses about 85 per cent and Negro leaders said it will continue until bus of the boycott." (San Antonio Register, Vol. 25, No. 44) White people barely rode on buses because if you're white then that means you are rich at that time, so the boycott caused the city a lot of money because most people who ride on the buses are African Americans. African Americans who worked for white people refused to show up for work unless they paid for their ride.

"Police cars and motorcycles followed the buses periodically after an operator reported that two rifle pellets struck the back of his coach." (San Antonio Register, Vol. 25, No. 44) African Americans, so they caused more problems for busses. They wanted to get back at the white people for what they did to Rosa Parks. They were just sick and tired of being called

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Have you ever heard of Rosa Parks? She stood up for rights of black people. If it wasn't for Rosa we wouldn't be able to go to the same school with some of the friends we have today. She never stopped on what she believed in. She was one of the people who started the bus boycott in Alabama. In this biography you will learn about Rosa's childhood, adulthood, and greatest accomplishments. Lets learn about Rosa and what lead her to standing up for herself and others in a big way.

Rosa Parks was born February 4, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama. Rosa had a younger brother, Sylvester. Rosa's family moved town to town when she was a baby. Rosa's family moved in with her mother's mom and dad, when she was little. Rosa's father didn't want to stay in Pine Level, Alabama with her grandparents, so he left for good when Rosa was just 2 years old! Rosa was taught to read by her mother at a young age. Once Rosa was old enough to go to school, she went to a one room school in Pine Level. The school didn't have many school supplies. Rosa lived 8 miles from school, she could not take the bus, so she walked, 8 miles to, 8 miles back. Once or twice , Rosa stood up to white boys who were teasing her or her brother. Rosa was very brave as a child. As you can see, Rosa had tough times when she was a child. Now, lets go to the future and see what Rosa's adulthood is like!

Rosa, in her later years, refused to drink water from the water fountains that were for blacks, only. She would rather go

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In Rosa Parks, Linda Jeffries and Beatrice Mikulecky talked about Rosa's life and how did she fight the racism. They said she is an African–American women, and when she was 42 years old, her face became very popular in the country, because she rejected to give her seat to the white man in the bus in Montgomery, AL. In addition, they talked about the law in the United State of America, and they saidblack people could not live an equal life because the law was unfair. For example, black people could not eat at the same restaurant, they could not study at the same school also in the church they could not worship at the same church. These laws known by "Jim Crow." Also they talked about her husband Raymond Parks, who was fear for her because she became a member of several major civil rights group....show more content... But the police arrested her immediately. Then they talked about the boycott, which was the reason for ending the separation in the buses. After the for ending of the separation, Rosa took a seat in the front of the bus and next to white man so black people in Montgomery could have a seat in the front of the bus and next to white people without any problems. They also mentioned that Rosa and her husband lost their jobs due to their activism. Also, they talked about Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute, which founded by Rosa when her husband die in 1987. This institute to help teenagre to know about country's civil rights. Finally, they said that when she died at 92 age, the congress put her body in the rotunda of the U.S. Capital Get

An Essay About Rosa Parks

"Memories of our lives, of our works, and our deeds will continue in others." – Rosa Parks. Rosa Parks was a prestigious woman who stood up for what she believed in and started the largest, most successful, mass movements, against racial segregation in history. She was the esteemed artist of the new and soon improved life. Her dedication and inspiration towards others is what makes her an artist. According to Dictionary.com an artist is someone who is dedicated and skilled at a particular task or occupation. Rosa Parks is an artist because she was dedicated at making a difference in society. 1 December 1955 is when she changed history. Rosa was on her way home, riding the bus, when the bus was getting full with white passengers. The bus driver asked four people and Rosa to give up their seat. The four did, but she did not. The bus driver then called the police and had her arrested. She was charged with "Chapter 6 Section 2, of the Montgomery City Code" (Rosa Parks). She was released that night on bail....show more content... 500 people came to support Rosa and in the end she was found guilty of violating a local ordinance and fined ten dollars and well as four dollar court fee (Rosa Parks). The boycott towards the Montgomery Bus system lasted several months, it crippled finances of its transit company. The boycott started on 5 December 1955, African Americans were asked to use any other type of transpiration other than the bus, and it worked. People were arrested, houses were bombed and insurance for the city taxi system had been cancelled. Although it was hard to get their point across it turned out to be very successful. Rosa Parks having been dedicated to do a small task sparked a new revolution. None of this would have helped if Rosa had decided to give her set up with the others on the bus. As Congressman Juth Conyers said, "She is a living gem!" (Rosa Get more content

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...show more content...

Segregation was most visible on the buses in Montgomery. African Americans were told to ride in the back ten rows of the buses. The first ten rows were for white people and the center ten rows were whatever the bus driver wanted them to be. Many times the African Americans had to enter the front door to pay their toll, exit the front door and go in the back door of the bus. The bus drivers would often drive away while the African Americans were walking to the back door. Jim Crow laws prevented blacks from receiving the same rights as all other citizens. On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama for not standing and letting a white bus rider take her seat. She was found guilty for disorderly conduct and fined fourteen dollars. The city law stated that all African Americans were to sit in separate rows on the buses. African Americans had to sit in the back rows of the bus because the front rows of the bus were reserved of the white passengers. Rosa was tired of all the horrible treatment her and her fellow African Americans were receiving everyday of their lives. Rosa Parks was not the first African American arrested for this crime, in fact many others in the past were taken into custody, but she was the first well–known African American that would be arrested for this crime. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a young African American

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Biography Of Rosa Parks

When Rosa parks was younger, she struggled with the lack of racial equality. When Rosa's parents separated he and her mother moved to Alabama. Her mother taught how to read at a young age, then later went to a school called pine level. When they went there they had to walk to school and they created a separate school for whites.

When Rosa parks was younger, she struggled with racism and racial equality. When Rosa's parents separated he and her mother moved to Alabama. Her mother taught how to read at a young age, then later went to a school called pine level. When they went there they had to walk to school and they created a separate school for whites.Rosa parks one day after work went on the bus and was very tired, sat down and waited like any other person to get home. When it got too crowded the bus driver stopped the bus and told the all to get up 4 got up. Rosa standing up for herself did not she stood her ground. When she did not the bus driver called the police and had her arrested. E.D Nixon later made a plan for all African Americans to boycott the Montgomery bus. They were encouraged to stay home, walk to work, and take a cab. With most African aren't and riding the bus they believed this would work.Even though Rosa parks became a symbol for the civil rights movement, she suffered great lose after getting arrested, she lost her job and her husband got fired from his job. After this happened to Rosa and her husband moved to Detroit Michigan. There they started a...show more content... Award. She was also awarded an other award from Bill Clinton was presidential medal of freedom award. She got so many more medals and was in times magazines "the 20 most influential people of the 20th century". Rosa died at the age of 92 years old in her apartment. She was told a year prior to her death that she had dementia. She had many memorial service in her honor. 50,000 people viewed her

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The historical figure that I admire most was a historical pioneer, Rosa Parks. I believe that she had a huge impact on not only the world, but also racism. She was so tired from work that she refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, which lead to her getting arrested. She did not have any previous history with the law. She was too tired after a long day of work, and did not want to give up her seat to a white woman, to stand. This incident caught the attention of many Americans at the time. It madewhite people mad and made black people start standing up for themselves. Her actions made the bus business decrease for about a year. I admire that she was determined to stand up for what she believed in, and how she did not let

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You May Do That The evening of December 1, 1955, one single woman changed the lives of many people and the way that they would continue to live. Rosa Parks exhibited one woman's courage and strength to stand up for what she believed in. Mrs. Parks's decision to remain seated and go against the "Believed way" sparked the beginning of the American Civil Rights Movement. In this paper I will discussRosa Parks's background, her decision against standing up, and how she started the beginning of the American Civil Rights Movement.

Racism had tainted her life from the very beginning. During her childhood she attended a one–room school for blacks only. She was only allowed to attend school for a short time due to the ailing health of...show more content... Together, they had the power to overthrow statutory racial oppression and to change a nation (The Immovable Rosa Parks).

Mrs. Parks entered the bus, paid her fare, and took a seat in the middle section of the bus. The back of the bus was deemed the "colored section", the front was considered the "white section", and the middle section was for either race, however if a white person needed a seat, the black person was expected to give up their seat immediately. The bus made three stops a white man entered the bus and needed a seat, the three other black got out of their seat immediately, but when the driver ordered Rosa to get up she firmly stated "no", Mrs. Parks once stated that "people always say that I didn't give up my seat because I was tired, but that I didn't give up my seat because I was tired of giving in." According to "Rosa Parks", Mrs. Parks had meant to do no more than show one rude bus driver that blacks were being treated unfairly. She wasn't the first black to ever refuse to give up her seat, but her action had consequences. After she refused to give up her seat on the bus, the driver threatened to have her arrested, Mrs. Parks simply stated, "You may do that." The policemen clearly didn't want to arrest her, but law forced them to.

In the words of biographer Douglas Brinkley "Rosa's refusal to back down made her В‘the spiritual essence' of the civil rights movement." Her decision showed that

Civil rights activist Rosa Parks was born on February 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Alabama. At the age of two she moved to her grandparents' farm in Pine Level, Alabama with her mother and younger brother, Sylvester. At the age of 11 she enrolled in the Montgomery Industrial School for Girls, a private school founded by liberal–minded women from the northern United States. The school's philosophy of self–worth was consistent with Leona McCauley's advice to "take advantage of the opportunities, no matter how few they were." Her refusal to surrender her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery, Alabamabus spurred a city–wide boycott. The city of Montgomery had no choice but to lift the law requiring segregation on public buses. Rosa Parks...show more content...

Rosa Parks was played by Angela Bassett in the 2002 TV movie The Rosa Parks Story. Three days after her death in October of 2005, the House of Representative and the Senate approved a resolution to allow Rosa Parks' body to be viewed in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. 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. Three other of Rosa's friends that posted on her wall Raymond Parks (husband), Leona Edwards (mother), and James McCauley (father). Her father was a full time carpenter and her mother was a teacher. She saw her mother more than her father, but all family time was limited. Rosa was nineteen when she met Raymond through mutual friends. Raymond was described to be an immaculate dresser, and considered to be quite Get more content

Leadership is defined as a person who guides or directs a group of people. The leader that I choose is a woman of strength and courage; she goes by the name of Rose Parks. Rose Louise McCauley Parks was an African American civil rights activist. Rose Parks was born February 4, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama. Rose was a teacher and received her degree from Alabama state teacher's school for Negroes teachers, but later dropped out to take of care her ill grandmother. Rose Parks was married to Raymond Parks a barber. He was a member of the NAACP whom collected money for the Scottsboro boys. With Ms. Parks's husband urging her to finish school, she graduated with only 7% being black. In 1943 Ms. Parks became a member of the NAACP. On December 1,

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Raca Parks, better known as Rosa Parks, was born in Tuskegee, AL on February 4, 1913. She was raised in Pine Level, AL, but later moved to Detroit and settled with her husband. The highest level of education Parks had was 12th grade. Parks married her husband Raymond A. Parks, a barber and a member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, in 1932 at the age of 19. In Detroit, Rosa lived with her father and her husband. Parks died October 24, 2005, however the way she inspired African Americans to stand up for themselves during segregation is still and always will be remembered. In December of 1955, Rosa Parks refused to abide by the segregation rules and give her seat to a white man on the bus. This resulted in the...show more content...

He grew up in Missouri, however during his adulthood he lived in several states including CT, NV, and NY. February 2, 1870, marks the date that he married his wife Clieve Clemens, he was 40 years old. Together they had three daughters, and a son. Twain lived as head of the house with his wife, two unmarried daughter, and his servant Thomas Dorthey. Before his death on April 21, 1910, Mark Twain wrote numerous amounts of books and short stories that are remembered to this very day. During 1876, in Boston, MA, Boston Post newspaper announced another fantastic accomplishment of Mark Twain. This accomplishment was the publishing of another book that would add to his collection of very popular books. The book was known as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and published on July 29, 1876. His process of gaining fame was on the rise. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was his third book published. The impact of this article on Mark Twain was the contribution to the rise of his fame. Boston Post newspaper put out the news that the growing author had published yet another must read book and he became a name people talked about. The Adventure of Tom Sawyer is just the beginning of a complete Tom Sawyer trilogy. Several books Mark Twain are read in the English classes of high school students. When Mark Twain died, the books he left behind didn't die with him, instead he remains a famous for his works

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Rosa Parks Annotated Bibliography By

Brett Clark

Tragic hero is Rosa Parks Annotated Bibliography By Brett Clark

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.

Rosa Parks. (2018, February 27). Retrieved April 15, 2018, from https://www.biography.com/people/rosa–parks–9433715

This website gives some facts/details about Rosa Parks life, Rosa parks was also a seamstress, but she was mainly known for her heroic acts during segregated times as an activist, Rosa was born in Alabama the city of Tuskegee February 4, 1913 and died on the date of October 24, 2005 in Detroit, MI...show more content...

Retrieved April 15, 2018, from https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation–now/2015/.../rosa–parks...facts/76603386/

She had gone through many trials and tribulations throughout her life especially once she stood up for herself she was jailed for the stand up on the bus and had other situations occur and was put in some dangerous situations that could have turned lethal but she still stood strong and didn't give Get more content

Biography Of Rosa Parks

A Bad Case of Stripes Reflection I conducted a read aloud using the book

The Biography of Rosa Parks. I read the book to a group of twenty kindergarteners in Mrs. Hanks classroom. We read the book on the carpet in whole group. While I was reading, my mentor teacher was walking around and observing the book. My students are a great group and very smart so they made this read aloud much easier. In the book The Biography of Rosa Parks , Rosa Parks started out as a young girl and it went through a timeline of her life. It highlighted all of the important events in her life and pointed out her braveness when people were showing so much hatred. During the read aloud the students did not pay attention to me because they had just come in from having an ice cream party. They were laughing and hyper so I was worried that they were not grasping the content of the story. I had to stop in the middle of the read aloud and ask them to not talk until I finished the text. They listened to me and we went on and read the rest of the book. Next time, I plan to do this read aloud before the ice cream party because I really struggled when it came to calming them down....show more content...

The students did not understand why Rosa Parks was brave. When I would ask them why Rosa not give up her seat they would respond with "she liked to sit!" This was frustrating but I tried my hardest to get them to understand that Rosa was brave because she was standing up for what she believed in. I had to keep referring to the text and point to them exactly what happened to Rosa. This really made me realize that as a teacher you must be on your toes and ready for anything that is thrown at you. I had to keep explaining it which took up time during my fifteen–minute center. Next time, I will read the text in small group instead of whole group so that my students are more

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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 was raised in her Grandparents house in pine level, Montgomery County, in Alabama. Her Mother's name was Leona Edwards and her father James McCauley was a carpenter. On February 4, 1913 Rosa was born, ya...show more content... The whites quickly pilled on the bus and all the blacks pilled in the back.. Ms. Parks on the other hand didn't move. Quickly the driver threatened to arrest her. As the driver began to get angry Rosa calmly with all the confidence in the world just sat. Rosa Parks got arrested that day for every black in the nation. She wanted to prove to all people that she would be treated as anyone else in the community.

Little did Rosa know that a simple act of courage would change the course of American history. That day she was arrested for violating Montgomery's transportation laws and took her to jail. She was soon released on a one–hundred dollar bail. A trial was scheduled for December 5, 1955. Her arrest brought a protest of seven thousand blacks in her community. Her community was small but every African American member of her town was sure to be protesting for her release that day. This protest rapidly started the creation of the Montgomery Improvement Association. The most involved and determined person besides Parks in this movement was Martin Luther King Jr. would call for a one–day bus boycott which ended up extending after Rosa was found guilty. Rosa was fined ten dollars. Rosa once again refused to pay any money and appealed her case. Rosa Parks and her husband both lost their jobs and were harassed and ridiculed for what happened on the bus. Most whites would say she made a fool out of herself and she embarrassed

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Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks: A Brief Biography

Rosa Parks was born on February 4, 1913 in Tuskegee, AL and died on October 5, 2005 in Detroit, MI at the age of 92.At age 11 Rosa moved to Montgomery, Alabama and started to attend high school at The Alabama State teachers College for African Americans.

Rosa Parks attended the Industrial School for girls when she was young.She had to quit school because her parents got in a divorce.After she got married, she went to Alabama State Teachers College for African Americans to finish her education.

When Rosa was young she lived with her mom,brother,grandma,and grandpa.She was an African Americanand because of that she could not hang out or be around white people. So African and Americans stayed separated from each other.

Rosa parks was forced

Short Biography: Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks was born on February 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Alabama. Rosa was raised in her grandparents' house in Pine Level. Rosa parents were James and Leona McCauley. She also had a brother name Sylvester McCauley. Her mother was a teacher and her father was a carpenter and a builder. Her grandparents were raised during slavery. Rosa was taught by her grandmother to read when she was little. Growing up as a child, rosa really didn't understand segregation she just knew that white people was mean to her and her parents and that they were not treated the same way whites were treated, and every time that they got on a bus they would have to sit in the back. When rosa was six she attended a one–room school in Pine Level with one black teacher. For grades ten through eleven she went to a laboratory school in Alabama Normal School. By the time it was called...show more content...

Rosa returned to Montgomery and started doing domestic work, like cleaning people houses and she got her first public job at a shirt factory. In 1931 rosa met Raymond Parks. 1932 rosa had married raymond at the age of 19. Raymond was a light skinned man. He work as a barber in a black barbershop downtown in Montgomery. Mr.Parks was also a long–time member of the NAACP, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. On December 1,1955 rosa got on a bus in Montgomery. She had paid her fair and went to go sit in the middle section of the bus. All the seats were taken up so blacks had to give up their seats, but rosa didn't give up her seat. The bus driver told rosa to let him have that seat, but rosa refuse. The bus driver called the cops and had rosa arrested. When rosa was being arrested she ask the two policemen "Why do you all push us around?" Rosa said "some people said that she was tired" but she said "she was just tired of giving in to white

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Rosa Parks: My Story Essay

BIBLIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Rosa Parks, Jim Haskins, Rosa Parks: My Story, (New York: Penguin Group, 1992) 192pp.

INTRODUCTION

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.

This became one of the boldest acts of defiance during this time. Yet, she didn't stop there. There is much more to her journey. This book illustrates her life like none other from the beginning to the end.

CONTENT

The book begins with her sitting in the front seat of the...show more content... Moses Hudson, the owner of the plantation near her family's land, stopped by her house to visit. Along with him came his son–in–law whom was a northern solider. The "Yankee Solider", as she called him, treated her just as any little girl. This treatment frustrated Moses Hudson. His face turned beat red as the solider played and talked with young Rosa.

Rosa was raised in her grandparent's house in Pine Level, Alabama. Pine Level is in Montgomery County, near Montgomery City. She was born to Leona Edwards and James McCauley on February 4, 1913. Her father was a carpenter and a builder. He was very skilled, and traveled all around building houses. At the age of 24, her parents were married on April 12, 1912. After they were married, they moved to Tuskegee, Alabama. Not too long after, they began a family, but Leona wasn't prepared to be a mother. Rosa was a sickly child, and very small for her age.

During Rosa's childhood, the south had very little opportunities for black children schooling. Therefore, her father decided that he wanted to move back to his family in Abbeville. Accompanied with Rosa and her parents, was her father's youngest brother, George. George somewhat envied Rosa because for eight years he had been the baby of the family, until she was born. Rosa learned most about her family from George.

Her father decided to go further north, but her mother didn't want to stay in

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Biography of Rosa Parks

Rosa Louise McCauley Parks Introduction Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was born in Tuskagee, Alabama, on February 4, 1913, in an environment that promoted segregation–related principles. In spite of society pressuring African Americans in putting across attitudes that were considered to be socially acceptable for their community, individuals like Parks had the courage to stand up for their rights and to mobilize the masses in changing their opinion concerning the idea of equality. In order to gain a more complex understanding of this person's position, one would have to be provided with facts regarding how she was an African American woman living in a patriarchal white society and nonetheless managed to put across her point of view. Parks' 'greatest' act Rosa Parks can practically be considered to stand as a paradox, taking into account that she managed to stand up by sitting down. When hearing her name, most people think about the moment when she decided that she would no longer subject to unjust regulations. This event took place on December 1, 1955 and it involved Parks being unwilling to cede her bus seat in the colored section of the bus to a white passenger who had nowhere left to seat in the white section of the bus (Shores 5). While many regarded Parks' attitude as an act of defiance, numerous African Americans were inspired to join a mass movement meant to emphasize the importance of civil rights. As insignificant as Parks' act might have been, it was nonetheless

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Rosa Parks: The American Dream

To make history, one must make a difference that will affect future generations. Standing up for themselves and others is how one would become a historical figure. I believe the American Dream is to stand up for your beliefs and to have the freedom to do so. When you hear the name Rosa Parks, what comes to mind? The black lady that refused orders from a bus driver because she was simply tired from a long day of work? While this is true, this is not the whole truth. Rosa Parks lived her American Dream through a small act of courage, which made the dream more available to African Americans.

Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was born in Tuskegee, Alabama on February 4, 1913. At an early age, Rosa Parks mother, Leona McCauley began to instill the gospel...show more content...

Most civil rights leaders, such as Martin Luther King and Thurgood Marshall were young and idealistic. This was not the case for her. She was simply a wife and mother at the time of her life changing act (McGrew). Parks was not just physically exhausted, but she was "tired of giving in" (Nadasen). This sudden incident started the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a political and social protest movement against the policy of racial segregation on public transportation ("Montgomery Bus Boycott"). This boycott was an influential event in the Civil Rights Movement. She was actively involved in supporting the boycott. While being a part of this movement, it cost Parks her job at a department store