Rosa Louise McCauley is a civil rights activist who refused to surrender her seat on a bus to a white passenger, this action spurred the Montgomery boycott and multiple other efforts to end segregation. The woman was born on February 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Alabama. As a child, her early years brought her early experiences with racial discrimination and activism, these of which most likely influenced her decision to refuse to give up her seat. As family problems arose and her parents then separated, Rosa's mother moved the family to Pine Level, Alabama to live with her parents - Rosa's grandparents - Rose and Sylvester Edwards, who were both former slaves and so they were strong advocates for racial equality. As Rosa spent most of
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Along with the buses all being divided, bus drivers had "the powers of a police officer of the city while in actual charge of any bus for the purposes of carry out the provisions" when it came to the city code. While bus drivers remained operating a bus, they were required to provide separate but equal accommodations for caucasian and African American passengers by assigning seats. This was accomplished mostly by drawing a line in the middle of the bus to separate caucasian passengers and African American passengers. Caucasian passengers were set to sit at the front of buses while African American passengers were forced to the …show more content…
Award. On the date of September 9th, 1996, President Bill Clinton awarded Rosa Parks the Presidential Medal of Freedom, this is the highest honor given by the United States' executive branch. The next year, she was given the Congressional Gold Medal, which is the highest award give by the United States' legislative branch. In 1999, TIME magazine placed Rosa onto their list of "The 20 most influential People of the 20th
Along with the buses all being divided, bus drivers had "the powers of a police officer of the city while in actual charge of any bus for the purposes of carry out the provisions" when it came to the city code. While bus drivers remained operating a bus, they were required to provide separate but equal accommodations for caucasian and African American passengers by assigning seats. This was accomplished mostly by drawing a line in the middle of the bus to separate caucasian passengers and African American passengers. Caucasian passengers were set to sit at the front of buses while African American passengers were forced to the …show more content…
Award. On the date of September 9th, 1996, President Bill Clinton awarded Rosa Parks the Presidential Medal of Freedom, this is the highest honor given by the United States' executive branch. The next year, she was given the Congressional Gold Medal, which is the highest award give by the United States' legislative branch. In 1999, TIME magazine placed Rosa onto their list of "The 20 most influential People of the 20th