"I wasn’t planning to be arrested at all, I would rather not have been arrested, of course."(Ragghainti, 2) Rosa Parks is considered the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement" (Ragghianti, 5) because of her courage in the Bus Boycott in 1955. Experiences in the Civil Rights Movement, Boycott and being a Black Woman have made her one of the most inspirational people of our time.
Rosa Parks played a key role in the civil rights movement. First, Parks had a lot of courage during the civil rights movement. "If the precise moment of the birth of the civil rights movement can be isolated, it may be said that it was from this one women's singular, irreducible act of courage." (Ragghianti, 2) This passage suggests that Rosa Parks made a mark on the …show more content…
It all started on a bus in Montgomery. When she refused to give up her seat to a white man. "Parks' refusal to give up her seat led to a boycott of buses by blacks in Dec. 1955, a tactic organized by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., which ended after the supreme court deemed that all segregation was unlawful on Dec. 20th 1955." (Ragghianti, 2) This passage shows that Rosa Parks was a big part of the bus boycott. Next Rosa Parks could never forget the bus driver. "She turned slightly, and an almost wistful expression crossed her face. Then, I started by a revelation that she offered almost offhandedly. Suddenly, she was talking about another day, another time, another bus—but the same diver."(Ragghianti, 3) This passage shows that Parks will have a hard time forgetting the face of the bus driver. Not only that, but she wasn’t the only one who was impacted by this. "Her arrest and subsequent appeal were the catalyst for a yearlong boycott of the city's buses by blacks, who made up 70 percent of their riders." (Ragghianti, 4) This illustrates that her arrest made a huge impact on everyone. In addition to being a part of the boycott it was still hard for her considering she is a black
Rosa Parks played a key role in the civil rights movement. First, Parks had a lot of courage during the civil rights movement. "If the precise moment of the birth of the civil rights movement can be isolated, it may be said that it was from this one women's singular, irreducible act of courage." (Ragghianti, 2) This passage suggests that Rosa Parks made a mark on the …show more content…
It all started on a bus in Montgomery. When she refused to give up her seat to a white man. "Parks' refusal to give up her seat led to a boycott of buses by blacks in Dec. 1955, a tactic organized by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., which ended after the supreme court deemed that all segregation was unlawful on Dec. 20th 1955." (Ragghianti, 2) This passage shows that Rosa Parks was a big part of the bus boycott. Next Rosa Parks could never forget the bus driver. "She turned slightly, and an almost wistful expression crossed her face. Then, I started by a revelation that she offered almost offhandedly. Suddenly, she was talking about another day, another time, another bus—but the same diver."(Ragghianti, 3) This passage shows that Parks will have a hard time forgetting the face of the bus driver. Not only that, but she wasn’t the only one who was impacted by this. "Her arrest and subsequent appeal were the catalyst for a yearlong boycott of the city's buses by blacks, who made up 70 percent of their riders." (Ragghianti, 4) This illustrates that her arrest made a huge impact on everyone. In addition to being a part of the boycott it was still hard for her considering she is a black