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    movement in multiple ways. Rosa Parks is a specific example of why the civil rights movement was so successful. Rosa Parks was sitting on the first row of the black section of one of the segregated buses in Alabama, when a white man got on the bus and there were no more seats in the white section (History.com Staff). As a result they asked Rosa Parks to get up and move so that he could sit on that row; she refused to move and therefore was arrested (History.com Staff). Rosa Parks’ bravery became…

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    Ruby Bridges and Rosa Parks are great civil rights leaders. They were also effective in the civil rights movements. In 2014 a statue of Ruby Bridges was planted outside of William Frantz School. Ruby Bridges was one of the greatest civil rights leaders. She was born on September 8, 1954, in Tylertown Mississippi. Ruby Bridges was the oldest of Abon and Lucille Bridges. When Ms. Bridges was 4 years old her family moved to New Orleans. In 1960 Ms. Bridges was sent to William Frantz School as one…

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    country, but sometimes the people feel the need to fight. Peaceful protests have happened for decades, but when is it too much? When Rosa Parks sat on the bus and refused to give up her seat, she sparked a revolution. The African American population of the southern United States began fighting for equality through peaceful protests, like the 381-day…

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    innovators, the most significant innovations and social changes have occurred within particular nations. The most successful innovators know both how to innovate for humans and to ignore their own human imperfections while doing so. Mahatma Gandhi and Rosa Parks’ successful social movements demonstrate that equality among innovators is a prerequisite to significant innovation and social change. Without Albert Einstein’s values of independent thought and collaboration, significant innovation and…

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    rights movement gained popularity. Rosa Parks remains one of the most prominent and impactful leaders of the civil rights movement. On December 1, 1955 Rosa Parks sat in the front row of the “colored” section of seats on the bus. When the “white seats” filled up the driver asked Parks to move from her seat to make room for a white person. Rosa Parks refused and stayed seated. She then got arrested and fined for her act. The social norms targeted and harmed Rosa Parks and the African Americans of…

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    Throughout history, social class has been influential on how one is treated in life. This social class statement can be seen through the novels “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini and “Rosa Parks: My Story” by Rosa Parks with Jim Haskins. The novel “The Kite Runner” is about the lives of Amir and Baba who are eventually forced to leave their homes in search of a new and safe life, due to the war that erupts in Afghanistan. In Afghanistan they are one of the richest and most powerful families…

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    people were; Rosa Parks, Sit-ins, Birmingham Campaign, the Student Nonviolent coordinating Committee and the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Rosa parks was the leader of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The Montgomery Bus Boycott began in 1955 when Parks boarded a bus on her way home from work. Inside the bus, all the seats designated for African Americans were taken so she sat on one of the seats that was reserved for whites. A white man boarded the bus and ordered Parks to move so he can sit. Parks…

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    This caused America to continue the rebellion against segregation and discrimination till congress made a change. This changed finally occurred outlawing the Jim Crow Laws and blacks starting to get elected into government positions. The change Rosa Parks helped fight for made an impact through society, especially other minorities, to want…

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    Montgomery Bus Boycott, which began with Rosa Parks' refusal to give up a seat on a city bus, started the Civil Rights Movement and has continued to affect American society today. This influential event has changed the social views of Americans and has shown what they are capable of, while introducing men and women who are now familiarly known across the nation. On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks was making her way home from the Montgomery Fair Department Store. Parks had been new in town, and had…

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    were, Joann Robinson and E. D. Nixon. Rosa Parks and Claudette Colvin which help cause the official start of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. After Claudette Colvin was arrested for not giving up her seat on one of the Montgomery busses, the pressures began to rise for the start of the most important time for the black community. Claudette Colvin…

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