Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks metaphorically stood up for the rights of black people. Mrs. Parks refusal to give up her seat on the bus to a passenger, sparked a citywide boycott of the public bus systems. On December 1, 1955, Rosa was on her way home after a long day at the Montgomery department store, in which she worked as a seamstress. Back in the 1950’s the law was that; when an African-American passenger boarded the bus, they had to get on at the front to pay their fare and then get off and reboard the bus at the back door. When the seats in the front of the bus filled up and more white passengers got on, the bus driver would move back the sign separating black and white passengers and, if necessary, ask black passengers give up their seat (Rosa Parks Biography). Montgomery, Alabama had a law that segregated the races and Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat because she was tired of giving in. …show more content…
Rosa’s right to equality in a public place was violated when the bus driver asked her to vacate her seat just because she was of colour. Civil rights protect a person from discrimination against gender, race, religion, age, and other aspects. The violation of Mrs. Parks’ civil rights caused others such as Martin Luther King Jr. to stand up for racial equality. Another Civil right that was denied to Rosa Parks was the right to vote. Rosa was denied the right to vote twice before the incident started the movement against racial
Rosa Parks metaphorically stood up for the rights of black people. Mrs. Parks refusal to give up her seat on the bus to a passenger, sparked a citywide boycott of the public bus systems. On December 1, 1955, Rosa was on her way home after a long day at the Montgomery department store, in which she worked as a seamstress. Back in the 1950’s the law was that; when an African-American passenger boarded the bus, they had to get on at the front to pay their fare and then get off and reboard the bus at the back door. When the seats in the front of the bus filled up and more white passengers got on, the bus driver would move back the sign separating black and white passengers and, if necessary, ask black passengers give up their seat (Rosa Parks Biography). Montgomery, Alabama had a law that segregated the races and Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat because she was tired of giving in. …show more content…
Rosa’s right to equality in a public place was violated when the bus driver asked her to vacate her seat just because she was of colour. Civil rights protect a person from discrimination against gender, race, religion, age, and other aspects. The violation of Mrs. Parks’ civil rights caused others such as Martin Luther King Jr. to stand up for racial equality. Another Civil right that was denied to Rosa Parks was the right to vote. Rosa was denied the right to vote twice before the incident started the movement against racial