While our nation is still growing, we see discrimination happening everyday. We hear about the people who have done good to try and fight against the bad happening in the country. If we want to establish equality, we must see every human as equal so that no one has greater rights than someone else. In the 1950’s and 60’s in America, there were a ton of activists that fought for African American rights. The things that we take for granted today are things these historical figures needed to fight for. Things like education for all children, well paying jobs for African Americans, and getting rid of “whites only” signs were very strong things activists fought for. In their poetry, American writers Langston Hughes and Maya Angelou argue that in
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Rosa Parks was demanded to give up her seat on a public bus to a white passenger. The perpetrator in this situation was the bus driver who reported her to the law, getting her arrested for sitting in the white section of the bus. Also, other white passengers sitting in the white section did not stand up for Rosa when she was getting discriminated against. When Rosa Parks did not go through with it she was standing up for her rights, but also standing up for the entire African American community. After the event of Rosa Parks getting arrested for not giving up her seat, the Montgomery Boycott began. The purpose of the bus boycott was not only for Rosa Parks but it was also for all African Americans who had their rights violated. African Americans stood up for their rights by protesting about what was wrong on public buses, how there should not be segregation. Rosa having to give her seat away shows how little value society looked upon African Americans. The Montgomery Boycott, led by Martin Luther King Jr. and the MIA, is able to show how strong the black community could be by standing as a whole. Martin Luther King Jr. and MIA were the ones continuing to fight …show more content…
His actions contributed to progress in short term because it was able to gain more attention to the cause, making more people really question what was right to what is wrong. The boycott was a long event, more people did get involved from how big the issue turned out to be. During the bus boycott, African Americans refused to take the bus to show they will not allow their rights to be violated there. Rights on the bus was something African Americans wanted to win, so they gave their support in. The actions from the boycott contributed in the long run because after 13 months later, after boycotting, African Americans were given their rights on the bus. Segregation on public buses was able to end because the boycott demonstrated how African Americans wanted their rights and why they would not stand with being mistreated. This was from a change in the law and a change in the people. The boycott effects how our lives work today because people of all different backgrounds are able to go onto a public bus and is able to sit wherever they please. (History.com Staff. "Montgomery Bus Boycott." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2010. Web. 24 Mar.
Rosa Parks was demanded to give up her seat on a public bus to a white passenger. The perpetrator in this situation was the bus driver who reported her to the law, getting her arrested for sitting in the white section of the bus. Also, other white passengers sitting in the white section did not stand up for Rosa when she was getting discriminated against. When Rosa Parks did not go through with it she was standing up for her rights, but also standing up for the entire African American community. After the event of Rosa Parks getting arrested for not giving up her seat, the Montgomery Boycott began. The purpose of the bus boycott was not only for Rosa Parks but it was also for all African Americans who had their rights violated. African Americans stood up for their rights by protesting about what was wrong on public buses, how there should not be segregation. Rosa having to give her seat away shows how little value society looked upon African Americans. The Montgomery Boycott, led by Martin Luther King Jr. and the MIA, is able to show how strong the black community could be by standing as a whole. Martin Luther King Jr. and MIA were the ones continuing to fight …show more content…
His actions contributed to progress in short term because it was able to gain more attention to the cause, making more people really question what was right to what is wrong. The boycott was a long event, more people did get involved from how big the issue turned out to be. During the bus boycott, African Americans refused to take the bus to show they will not allow their rights to be violated there. Rights on the bus was something African Americans wanted to win, so they gave their support in. The actions from the boycott contributed in the long run because after 13 months later, after boycotting, African Americans were given their rights on the bus. Segregation on public buses was able to end because the boycott demonstrated how African Americans wanted their rights and why they would not stand with being mistreated. This was from a change in the law and a change in the people. The boycott effects how our lives work today because people of all different backgrounds are able to go onto a public bus and is able to sit wherever they please. (History.com Staff. "Montgomery Bus Boycott." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2010. Web. 24 Mar.