Who Is Rosa Parks A Hero

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Did you know that Heroes can be found everywhere? Some are Celebrities who help others and some are ideals, Some are stranger that do crazy things.Anyone can be a hero.Rosa Parks was one of those people who did a crazy thing.Rosa Parks is a hero because she stood up for herself, she sacrificed by going to jail, and made America equal.

Rosa Parks was a hero because she stood up for herself.The bus driver told her to give up her seat in the front for a white person she refused (“Rosa Parks:My story). She knew the Jim Crow Laws were wrong (Rosa). The evidence shows that Rosa was tired of giving in she didn’t like the Jim Crow Laws because they were unfair laws and they were wrong. Little did she know the impact of her actions.

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