Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott Essay

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    speech, leadership in the Montgomery Bus Boycott and publication of his numerous books. August 28th 1963, Martin Luther King Junior gave his most Influential speech entitled “I Have a Dream.” During the speech, King expressed his opinions of segregation and his plans for the future which emotionally affected the audience. This success came from his sensitive approach to the listeners, his ingenious use of style and his inspiring tone (Ginger| Public…

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    America is a racially diverse community, but still seems to have many racial issues. In the 1900s, a lot of racism existed; The civil rights movement, which included the Montgomery bus boycott, abolished most of the racism that existed at that time. There are many cases of racism against skin color and other culture, most of this is caused by the ignorance of other skin colors or other cultures. Around the world, there are many different cases of racial acts against other races. Racism isn't…

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    When Claudette Coulman and Rosa Parks wouldn 't give up their seats to white men it became the start of a revolution, the Civil Rights Movement. Claudette was too young to be the face of the boycott, she was also pregnant with a married mans child. She was in no place to be the face of the boycott and would not have been able to take the criticism from the press on her. Rosa Parks on the other hand was older and had to look to be the face of the boycott. The old seamstress who was tired after a…

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    to what he wanted to accomplish that he could do anything. Dr. Martin Luther KingJr., wanted freedom in America and equality for all. He initiated a peaceful protest by encouraging the black citizens of Montgomery, Alabama to boycott the bus system to end segregation. As a result of this boycott the buses were no longer segregated. He stood up for what he believed in and made his dream happen. In the end of all the protesting and the struggles he had to go through he ended segregation and gave…

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    come together. The movement really began to start when a woman named Rosa Parks had been arrested after refusing to give up her seat on the bus to a white man. The site www.biography.com informs that, “Her refusal to surrender her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery, Alabama bus spurred a city-wide boycott.” When Rosa Parks had been arrested, many people were furious about her being arrested. So they decided to boycott the city buses which means they refused to ride them. While…

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    It started with Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a Alabama bus. Black people were supposed to sit in the back of the bus and when the front were already full and a white person had no seat they were supposed to give their seat to them, because Rosa Parks refused, she got arrested. Through her courage the Montgomery Bus Boycott started. The Boycott is a success and the segregation in buses ends. The leader of that Boycott, Martin Luther King Jr. steps up and…

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    W 1/8/18 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights activist that delivered the famous "I have a dream" speech. He did his entire protest peacefully, meaning without violence. He started the Montgomery bus boycott and the Selma to Montgomery march and the Washington march. He was assassinated. Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. He was very smart. He enrolled in Morehouse college at the age of 15. Both his father and…

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    simple action began an 11 month long organized bus boycott as protest to the unfair treatment of segregation on the Montgomery bus transportation. Shortly after, Browder v. Gayle in 1956 filed suit against the state referencing to this treatment and resulted in the enforcement of desegregation on buses in Montgomery because it violated the Constitution. This ruling giving equal access to blacks and whites, as well as, ended the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Four women, Claudette Colvin, Aurelia…

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    Such as traditional and unexpected heroes. Their known as heroes for the courage. What do people with courage look like? Standing up for your friend or becoming a police officer? On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks courage was meant by refusing to give up her seat up on a public bus. Which till this day, Parks is remembered for standing up to for her rights and beliefs. Being courageous takes a lot of gut. It means not being deterred by danger; brave. Courage is “ having strength in the…

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    Rights movement, multiple strategies that resulted in both successes and failures. During the Civil Rights they used speeches to argue against segregation. A speech is the expression for the ability to express thoughts. Boycotts were a common way to protest segregation. A boycott is the withdraw from commercial or social relations with a country, organization,…

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