Rosa Parks Involvement In Civil Disobedience

Civil Rights Activist, Rosa Parks once said, “People always say that I didn't give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn't true. I was not tired physically... No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in” (Rosa Brainy). Rosa Parks’ involvement in civil disobedience was due to personal influences, she chose to participate in civil disobedience to protest bus segregation laws, and she did achieve success using this controversial method of standing up for what she strongly believes to be right. (Definition) Civil Disobedience is a type of protest where opposers deliberately transgress a law. Activists that perform this form of insubordination are not hostile, and they accept penalties (Suber). (Purpose) The purpose of civil disobedience is to draw attention to the laws people find erroneous and that they will contravene anything to get them transmuted (Starr). To understand Rosa Parks’ role in civil disobedience, one must first have knowledge of her personal life. Rosa Parks was born as Rosa Louise McCauley in Tuskegee, Alabama on February 4, 1913 (Rosa Bio). Parks’ parents were farmers but also had other jobs (Rosa Encyclopedia). Their names were Leona and James McCauley; Mrs. McCauley was a teacher and Mr. McCauley was a carpenter. She had a younger brother named Sylvester (Rosa History). …show more content…
Her classroom would often be short of school supplies such as books and desks. Parks left her studies to be with her ill grandmother and never returned to school (Rosa Bio). She married Raymond Parks in the year 1932, at the young age of nineteen. Mr. Parks was a barber and was also a engaged member of the NAACP, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (Rosa Bio). Raymond Parks provided for Rosa in her efforts in earn her diploma. Subsequently, the Parks became admirable members of Montgomery’s immense African-American population (Rosa