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    issues that the persons addressed. (80 points) Rosa Parks lived in the United States during a time of segregation and inequality. There has been nice achievements for civil rights since the time of segregation. However, there 's now no segregation but there is still a movement for civil rights as violations to the laws of civil rights do still take place in society around the world. This was a tough time in America. The issues that are the very basis of civil rights affected every American national. The white folks of America were terribly ill-informed and choose to think it was not…

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    On February 4, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama Rosa Louise McCauley was born to parents James mcCauley and Leona McCauley. Her parents had simple jobs, her mother was a school teacher, her father was a carpenter. She was often sick when she was younger, which resulted in her being a small child. When Parks was 2, and her brother just born, her parents separated.Her mother took her and her brother and moved to Pine Level,a small town not far from Montgomery Alabama. she spent the rest of her childhood…

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    enough to get a seat, if someone considered "white" wanted your seat, they'd ask you to move. That is what life was like for many Black people living in the United States during institutionalized segregation over 60 years ago., and Rosa Parks, a seamstress working in Montgomery, Alabama, was no exception. Preceded by Claudette Colvin, another woman…

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    Rosa Parks Biography

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    Rosa Parks was born on February 4, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama. Her parents were separated just a few years after she was born. Rosa grew up on a farm with her mother. She was home schooled until she was about eleven years old. She then went to a private African American school. Rosa also attended high school but ended up dropping out to take care of her grandmother. Eventually, she went back to high school and graduated when she was twenty years old. It was rare for African Americans to graduate…

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    Rosa Parks Hero

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    quote by Debi Mazar proves that Rosa Parks is the example of a hero. Rosa Parks was born on February 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Alabama. In 1995 she refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a public bus Montgomery, Alabama. Which lead to her arrest that started a citywide boycott and helped pass many laws that give african-american rights. Rosa Parks is a revolutionary because she was an african-american civil rights activist. She got the legislation to pass civil rights for…

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    Rosa Parks Impact

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    “The only tired I was, was tired of giving in (History.com).” These are the words of civil rights activist Rosa Parks. While many people know that Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus, they are unaware of the major role she played in the civil rights movement in the United States. Rosa Parks played an influential role in the civil rights movement and made a major impact on America that is still felt today. Rosa Park’s refusal to give her seat to a white man on a…

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    Rosa Parks did so much to help us so do you agree. I think that Rosa Parks influenced the society better than MLK jr. But you do have to agree that without MLK jr. the USA would be a lot different than how it is now. Rosa Parks is the mother of the movement. She also did a very successful boycott. Rosa Parks also changed the way we transport with no restrictions no colored in the back and white in the front we can now sit together. Rosa Parks is the mother of the movement. On this colored…

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    Rosa Parks Essay

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    Rosa parks was a well known African American civil rights leader. She's mostly known for times when she stood up for herself against racial discrimination. This research paper will explore the early life and adult life of Rosa Parks as well as discuss her contributions to America and her contributions to my life. When Rosa parks was younger, she struggled with the lack of racial equality. When Rosa's parents separated she and her mother moved to Alabama. Her mother taught how to read at a…

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    Rosa Park As A Leader

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    .” Rosa Park is one of the well-known name back in 1950’s. She was born on February 4th, 1913 in the state of Alabama (Tuskegee) .Her vision, inspiration and motivation served as a role model for others. Rosa Park was a type of leader who not only stood for her right, but also for the other Negros who were constantly being avoided and mistreated. The reason I chose Rosa Park as my topic is that she was a leader, who didn’t stand only for a specific area or limited people, but she stood for the…

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    Rosa Parks Achievements

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    Rights Activist Rosa Parks will be discussed. Rosa McCauley Parks is known today as the “mother of the civil rights movement” because her arrest for refusing to give up her bus seat sparked the pivotal Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott. (Hare, 2008) Early Life and Education Born Rosa Louise McCauley on February 4th, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama, Rosa was subject to racial discrimination from an early age. Throughout her life, she had been sent to segregated schools. In 1929 she left school to go…

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