My Hero's Life: Rosa Parks

A rough life would describe my hero’s life. I guess you could say that black and white people didn’t get along the best! Rosa Parks was often picked on by white kids. Her family wasn’t the wealthiest or richest, but that didn’t bother the McCauley family. They had a lot of hope and faith. A famous quote from Rosa Parks is, The only tired I was, was tired of giving in,. Rosa Parks This means she was tired of giving into white people and only doing what they wanted. Rosa Parks was born on February 4, 1913. As I mentioned before, since Rosa was little, and really all through the segregation times she was picked on by white people. She lived in Montgomery, Alabama for most of her life. Although it was hard for Rosa going to school, she was very religious. So, in result of being religious, she would say bible verses in her head for strength in those times. Rosa Parks had 1 sibling, a younger brother. Rosa was very protective over her brother, Sylvester. Growing up, Rosa didn’t get to see her dad a lot because he was out of town …show more content…
She would get sick and have to miss school. Which then leads to being held back for another year. However, when she was at school, she would realize how much people cared about each other. For example, everyone at Rosa’s school cared about everyone else deeply. That made her realize that things needed to be that way everywhere else. Rosa Parks is considered a hero because she stuck up for her rights and freedom. She felt that whites had more rights than blacks. I chose Rosa Parks as my hero because she was a strong human being and she never stopped fighting until she knew things were fixed and okay for real. She also lead a boycott, and helped launch a nationwide effort to end and stop segregation laws. All of the blacks in Montgomery, Alabama knew that whites were treated a lot better than blacks, and none of them liked it at all. So, Rosa Parks tried to stop the segregation times, and she