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    Think about all the challenges that Rosa Parks took on in life and in the situations that she went through. How do you think that her character traits helped her get through these problems? In my opinion her personality was bold but calm at the same time. This allowed her to overcome her obstacles of being an african american woman. She didn’t just help herself, she also helped every other african american woman. She stood up for what’s right and made an exceptial argument for her…

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    Rosa Parks Research Paper

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    metaphorically stood up for the rights of black people. Mrs. Parks refusal to give up her seat on the bus to a passenger, sparked a citywide boycott of the public bus systems. On December 1, 1955, Rosa was on her way home after a long day at the Montgomery department store, in which she worked as a seamstress. Back in the 1950’s the law was that; when an African-American passenger boarded the bus, they had to get on at the front to pay their fare and then get off and reboard the bus at the back…

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    seat for a white passenger on a Montgomery bus. When she refused to give up her seat she spurred a city wide boycott and helped launch a nationwide effort to end segregation. When Rosa didn’t surrender her seat in Montgomery she was arrested and lost her job as a seamstress in a local department store. Even though Rosa was widely honored she received death threats and hate for years afterwards because of her act. When Rosa couldn’t find a job in Montgomery, Rosa, her husband and mother…

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    For this reason, when her journey begins she must tell herself "to be like a soldier in battle" and not "cry or mope" (149) when she is taunted and harassed in school. At this junction, "Warriors Don't Dry" is a command for herself. Yet, she develops "fierce self-confidence that is aptly attributed the warrior" (144) as the memoir progresses. Through her experiences at Central High, Beals actually begins to embody the warrior persona which she has fought to make herself believe she is;…

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    Do You Remember Birmingham? Most every adult in America has heard of Dr. King's "I have a dream" speech. Granted, most have never hear more than that line and don't really know much else about the speech, the ministry, or the man. Dr. King gave a lot of great speeches, and they were not just an eloquent group of words. When he spoke, he spoke for purpose and with meaning. Consider this excerpt: "They are the martyred heroines of a holy crusade for freedom and human dignity. And so this…

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    As Americans, we live in a world that is controlled by powerful people. As our history evolved, our historical leaders fell into the categories of an introvert or extrovert. We live in a world where we are taught to follow extroverts however introverts are the backbone of society. Although extroverts led the marches, the introverts were close behind dominating in silence. Introverts are usually the individuals that gain their energy by being alone compared to extraverts who gain their energy…

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    The I Have A Dream Speech

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    Martin Luther King was born in Jan 1929 in Atlanta Georgia at that time that he was kid African American people were treated differently than the white people. When he turned 15 he had graduated from a segregated school. His father and grandfather were ministers. In 1953 he had met and then married Coretta Scott and had 4 children. After the incident with rosa park king stepped he was done with segregation. I Have A Dream Speech Martin Luther King had a famous…

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    Rosa Parks is a civil rights activist (1913-2005) who was born Rosa Louis McCauley on February 4th, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama. Rosa’s fame came from her refusal to surrender her seat to a white passenger on a public bus. Her action caused a public outcry and a city wide boycott which ultimately launched efforts to end segregation between races in public areas. Rosa Parks’ childhood is credited to her being able to refuse the white person the seat on the bus because while she was young her…

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    history for the black community in Montgomery, Alabama. During this period of time the term “black” was used to identify the African American community. These were the years when the Montgomery Bus Boycott was sparked by a few single events. In fact, four key people impacted the beginning of this historic time of racial segregation. Two of those were, Joann Robinson and E. D. Nixon. Rosa Parks and Claudette Colvin which help cause the official start of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. After…

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    The Civil Rights Movement was a movement to protect equal opportunities and rights for African Americans as a U.S citizen. The movement created impacts that have affected the U.S for a lifetime; such as the people that died and the laws created. At some points, members of the movement faced violence and even deaths. There were deaths of young children; such as Emmett Till. . Emmett Till was a 14 year old boy who was tortured and killed because of the accusation of “whistling” at the white…

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