Rosa Parks is best known for the day she refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus, sparking the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott. Yet there is much more to her story than this one act of defiance. In this straightforward, compelling autobiography, Rosa Parks talks candidly about the civil rights movement and her active role in it. Her dedication is inspiring; her st…
Rosa Parks: My Story
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks the importance of them becoming invoved in the movement Hypothesis: * was an African-American civil rights activist, whom the U. S. Congress called “the first lady of civil rights”, and “the mother of the freedom movement” * Parks’ act of defiance became an important symbol of the modern Civil Rights Movement and Parks … Read more
COMPARE AND CONTRAST ESSAY OF NELSON MANDELA AND ROSA PARKS BY susY212121 Nelson Mandela was born in 1918 and is still living. He was one of the bravest, and the most courageous man that would do anything to pay the price of freedom from racial segregation. After he Joined the African National Congress, he was … Read more
Dear diary Today is a very special day. I did something brave. Something I never thought, I’d have the courage to do. I know that after this, my life will never be the same, but I’m sure, it’s the right thing to do. ‘ was on my way home after yet another long day of … Read more
Throughout her early life she encountered segregation on a daily basis. From kindergarten through eleventh grade she attended segregated only schools often having to be educated in a one room shack that was not suitable for educational purposes (Bio). At 1 9 she met and married Raymond Parks who was an active member in the … Read more