Lauren Boyd, On December 1, 1955, I was on the bus when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man. I was actually sitting across the aisle from Rosa Parks when she refused the request from the bus driver to stand up. Of course I did not have the courage that Rosa Parks did. When the bus driver told me to get up, I did as he said. But looking back now I wish that I or someone else would not have moved, and would have sat with her as a way to peacefully protest civil rights for African Americans. But at the time I was only thinking about the horrible consequences that she might face.
Rosa Parks was courageous in her actions but she spoke respectfully. When the bus driver asked her to get up she simply refused not in a mean or disrespectful
Rosa Parks was courageous in her actions but she spoke respectfully. When the bus driver asked her to get up she simply refused not in a mean or disrespectful