When refusing to give her seat up, Rosa didn’t know she was making history.
She was born as Rosa Louise McCauley in Tuskegee, Alabama on “Feb 4, 1913” (History Staff, 2009). Growing up with her mom she moved to Pine Level, Alabama and she often experienced racial discrimination and racial equality there. The only school she attended in Montgomery were segregated schools. At a young age, her mother taught her how to read. She married at the age of 19 to a man named Raymond Parks. At the time when Park’s married Raymond he was a Barber. Raymond was also a member of the “NAACP which stands for National Association for the Advancement of Colored People”. Rosa worked as a seamstress at a department store in Montgomery. In “1933” (Biography.com Editors 2016) Rosa received her high school degree with the help of her husband. …show more content…
Back in the days the blacks were separated from the whites and had to give their seat up if a white wanted it. The blacks had a section for them in the back and if there was not enough room for the white passengers, the black passengers would have to give their seat up. “On December 1, 1955” (Biography Editors, 2016) Rosa had a long day at work. She got on a bus called “Cleveland Avenue bus” (2016) and was headed for home. The bus started slowly filling up with whites to the point they were standing in the aisle. The driver had to stop the bus and asked “four” (2016) blacks to give their seat up. Rosa was the only one who refused to give hers up. “The driver demanded, “why don’t you stand up?” to which Rosa replied, “I don’t think I should have to stand up.” The driver called the police and had her arrested. Later, Rosa recalled that her refusal wasn’t because she was physically tired, but that she was tired of giving in.”
She was born as Rosa Louise McCauley in Tuskegee, Alabama on “Feb 4, 1913” (History Staff, 2009). Growing up with her mom she moved to Pine Level, Alabama and she often experienced racial discrimination and racial equality there. The only school she attended in Montgomery were segregated schools. At a young age, her mother taught her how to read. She married at the age of 19 to a man named Raymond Parks. At the time when Park’s married Raymond he was a Barber. Raymond was also a member of the “NAACP which stands for National Association for the Advancement of Colored People”. Rosa worked as a seamstress at a department store in Montgomery. In “1933” (Biography.com Editors 2016) Rosa received her high school degree with the help of her husband. …show more content…
Back in the days the blacks were separated from the whites and had to give their seat up if a white wanted it. The blacks had a section for them in the back and if there was not enough room for the white passengers, the black passengers would have to give their seat up. “On December 1, 1955” (Biography Editors, 2016) Rosa had a long day at work. She got on a bus called “Cleveland Avenue bus” (2016) and was headed for home. The bus started slowly filling up with whites to the point they were standing in the aisle. The driver had to stop the bus and asked “four” (2016) blacks to give their seat up. Rosa was the only one who refused to give hers up. “The driver demanded, “why don’t you stand up?” to which Rosa replied, “I don’t think I should have to stand up.” The driver called the police and had her arrested. Later, Rosa recalled that her refusal wasn’t because she was physically tired, but that she was tired of giving in.”