The woman nationally known as the mother of the civil rights movement, Rosa Parks, is truly an inspiration and an advocate for positive change. Her bravery and courageous spirit helped to set in motion a chain of events that started the civil rights movement.
Rosa Louise parks was born on February 4rd, 1913 in Tuskegee Alabama as Rosa Louise McCauley. She was the first child of James and Leona McCauley. Growing up, Rosa and her family moved to Pine Level Alabama where she went to school. When Rosa finished school at Pine level at the age of 11, she was then enrolled into Montgomery industrial school for girls. Years later, she went to Alabama state teacher’s college for negroes for tenth and eleventh grade. She did not graduate that year because …show more content…
Fear was something that black people felt quite often back in those times. She remembered as a child how her Grandfather was never fearful of anything and she trusted in God to not be afraid. Hate groups like the ku klux klan had committed crimes against nearby blacks in her neighborhood but her grandfather would sit in the living room with a shotgun in his lap waiting for someone to bust threw the door. She remembered how fearless he was and how inspirational it was for a black person to be so courageous in such a scary world. The personal values Rosa possess as a leader are courage, bravery, and strong-willed.
• Inspire a shared vision: Rosa’s vision was very similar to others. She was tired of seeing her people be oppressed, disrespected, and hated for just trying to live their life. She knew it wasn’t right and that she had to do something about it. In an effort to make a change, she joined the NAACP with her husband and was involved in public affairs. Having people around you with the same vision can be impowering and inspiring to do something worth a cause. She wanted to see her people be liberated and treated with the same respect as others. She wanted to be able to sit anywhere on the bus, and that’s what she …show more content…
Even after that day she remained involved in the civil rights movement by traveling, speaking, and participating in peaceful protests. She even encouraged women in her family to join the NAACP and other groups alike because there weren’t many women involved in these groups and they were lacking a strong courageous female perspective.
• Encourage the heart: Rosa gave back to her community and youth by creating the Rosa and Raymond Parks institute for self-development. She was the co-founder along with Ms. Elain Eason Steel. The purpose of the institute is to motivate and direct youth to help them achieve their highest potential. One of her most important priorities was to speak to young people at schools, colleges, and national organizations around the world (Parks and Reed, 1994).
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Rosa Louise parks was born on February 4rd, 1913 in Tuskegee Alabama as Rosa Louise McCauley. She was the first child of James and Leona McCauley. Growing up, Rosa and her family moved to Pine Level Alabama where she went to school. When Rosa finished school at Pine level at the age of 11, she was then enrolled into Montgomery industrial school for girls. Years later, she went to Alabama state teacher’s college for negroes for tenth and eleventh grade. She did not graduate that year because …show more content…
Fear was something that black people felt quite often back in those times. She remembered as a child how her Grandfather was never fearful of anything and she trusted in God to not be afraid. Hate groups like the ku klux klan had committed crimes against nearby blacks in her neighborhood but her grandfather would sit in the living room with a shotgun in his lap waiting for someone to bust threw the door. She remembered how fearless he was and how inspirational it was for a black person to be so courageous in such a scary world. The personal values Rosa possess as a leader are courage, bravery, and strong-willed.
• Inspire a shared vision: Rosa’s vision was very similar to others. She was tired of seeing her people be oppressed, disrespected, and hated for just trying to live their life. She knew it wasn’t right and that she had to do something about it. In an effort to make a change, she joined the NAACP with her husband and was involved in public affairs. Having people around you with the same vision can be impowering and inspiring to do something worth a cause. She wanted to see her people be liberated and treated with the same respect as others. She wanted to be able to sit anywhere on the bus, and that’s what she …show more content…
Even after that day she remained involved in the civil rights movement by traveling, speaking, and participating in peaceful protests. She even encouraged women in her family to join the NAACP and other groups alike because there weren’t many women involved in these groups and they were lacking a strong courageous female perspective.
• Encourage the heart: Rosa gave back to her community and youth by creating the Rosa and Raymond Parks institute for self-development. She was the co-founder along with Ms. Elain Eason Steel. The purpose of the institute is to motivate and direct youth to help them achieve their highest potential. One of her most important priorities was to speak to young people at schools, colleges, and national organizations around the world (Parks and Reed, 1994).
Leadership