It all began in 1964. Things happened that shouldn’t have happened but did happen because of how things were back then. The state laws, police officers, the people, nothing was really equal or safe during this time. Segregation was in place back, and you weren’t able to do the same as the other person of color and because there weren’t rights set to every individual. Race, religion, color, voting rights and national origin were some of the things that were involved in this act. Including Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., and Malcolm X. They all played a huge part in this act because of the things they did to make a change in the world. Things weren’t good. People were dying and not coming together as one to make a change. Blacks didn’t
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made an impact during this act. He was an activist and a baptist, but that did not stop him from keeping his word and trying to make a change in the world. He sought equality and human rights for African Americans, but the whites did not like what he was doing. They didn’t want him to make a change or fight for the African American rights. It was like once the blacks had the right to vote, had the right to speak their minds, had the right to live where they wanted, they knew they had to respect the law. The Voting Rights Act in 1965, gave all black the right to vote. But Martin Luther King knew the violence that was going on. He knew that blacks were getting killed and murdered everyday and that it was getting worse and worse. So he decided to do was get a whole bunch of people together and marched down to Washington in 1963. There, he gave his, “I Have A Dream” speech where he shared and explained his vision for the future. His wrote this to call for peace and equality for all. He stated in his speech, “this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created …show more content…
She did not and was not going to give up her seat at all especially for a white man. During this incident she says, “People always say that I didn’t give up my seat because I was tied, but that isn’t true. I was not tied physically..No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.” Parks was tired of obeying what the whites did and said. But this was not the first time she came in contact with the bus driver, James Blake. She was tired of not being able to sit where she pleased, so she took a stand. She stood up for her race. She stood up for what she thought she believed in, and even though that put her in jail, she still did what she pleased. She proved to everybody that you can sit where you want to sit. No matter what color you are, you can sit where you please. And yes, she did not give in because it was like something was telling her it was her time to show and tell everybody that you do not have to be afraid of anyone or anybody. But by doing this, she was found guilty violating the segregation laws. While this was going on, blacks were participating in a boycott that was much larger than anything in the community. Blacks came together as one to help stop the things that were going on at the time. But that didn’t stop violence, but it did gain attention from the national and
made an impact during this act. He was an activist and a baptist, but that did not stop him from keeping his word and trying to make a change in the world. He sought equality and human rights for African Americans, but the whites did not like what he was doing. They didn’t want him to make a change or fight for the African American rights. It was like once the blacks had the right to vote, had the right to speak their minds, had the right to live where they wanted, they knew they had to respect the law. The Voting Rights Act in 1965, gave all black the right to vote. But Martin Luther King knew the violence that was going on. He knew that blacks were getting killed and murdered everyday and that it was getting worse and worse. So he decided to do was get a whole bunch of people together and marched down to Washington in 1963. There, he gave his, “I Have A Dream” speech where he shared and explained his vision for the future. His wrote this to call for peace and equality for all. He stated in his speech, “this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created …show more content…
She did not and was not going to give up her seat at all especially for a white man. During this incident she says, “People always say that I didn’t give up my seat because I was tied, but that isn’t true. I was not tied physically..No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.” Parks was tired of obeying what the whites did and said. But this was not the first time she came in contact with the bus driver, James Blake. She was tired of not being able to sit where she pleased, so she took a stand. She stood up for her race. She stood up for what she thought she believed in, and even though that put her in jail, she still did what she pleased. She proved to everybody that you can sit where you want to sit. No matter what color you are, you can sit where you please. And yes, she did not give in because it was like something was telling her it was her time to show and tell everybody that you do not have to be afraid of anyone or anybody. But by doing this, she was found guilty violating the segregation laws. While this was going on, blacks were participating in a boycott that was much larger than anything in the community. Blacks came together as one to help stop the things that were going on at the time. But that didn’t stop violence, but it did gain attention from the national and