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The First Amendment states “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances”(congress). If done the right way, protests can have a great outcome, with no harm done or casualties. But in history, one may learn that the greatest protests, involved many deaths, and some even…

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…

Rosa Parks' Arrest: Refusing to Give Up Her Bus Seat. On December 1, 1955, after a long day's work at a Montgomery department store, where she worked as a seamstress, Rosa Parks boarded the Cleveland Avenue bus for home. She took a seat in the first of several rows designated for "colored" passengers. 5 facts about Rosa Parks and the movement she helped spark. Tuesday marks 60 years since Rosa Louise McCauley Parks refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Ala., to a white man, becoming an…

people, not allowed to be with the whites on the same transport. Martin Luther King Jr. conducted a protest against public facilities in Alabama in 1955-1956 and lasted for 381 days. The Montgomery Bus Boycott began on December 1st. 1955 when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat for a white bus…

Rosa Parks was born on February 4th, 1913, in Tuskegee, Alabama. She lived with family but after her parents had separated her mother moved the family go to Pine Level, Alabama to live with her grandmother. Here, she experienced racial equality during her childhood. She had to learn a separate classroom reserved for blacks; school supplies are not adequate for the white students. While white students are taking the bus to school, the blacks students including Rose Park had to walk to school. In…

She lost her job and violated the segregation law. Yet, she was the girl that was awarded the 1999 congressional gold medal. (“Rosa Parks”). Her name was Rosa Parks. She was known by many for her brave acts of preventing segregation and never giving up. “The only tired I was, was tired of giving in.” ,said Rosa Parks, one of her most famous quotes. (Crowther). Rosa Parks was born in the town of Tuskegee, Alabama on February 4, 1913. Rosa was a child of two, her younger brother was named…

I did my paper on Shel Silverstein.Shel silverstein was a successful kids author, cartoonist, poet, and folk songwriter. He was born in Chicago Illinois on September 25, 1930.He started drawing and writing a young age. He went to study at Chicago academy of fine arts (known today as Art institute of Chicago) but then dropped out to join the army in 1953. While in the army he drew and wrote cartoons where they were published in the Pacific Stars and Stripes magazine. (www.thefamouspeople.com)…

took an active part in current social problems, and insisted that every member of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church become a registered voter and member of the NAACP. In 1955, 42 year old Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving up her seat on the Cleveland Avenue bus to a white man. On the night that Rosa Parks was arrested E.D. Nixon head of the local NAACP chapter met with Martin Luther King Jr, and other local civil right leaders to plan a city wide bus boycott. Martin Luther King Jr was…

Obama Presidential Center, which will be located on 63rd and Stony Island in Jackson Park, is close in proximity to the Washington Park neighborhood (Kennedy, 2016). Due to open in 2021, this presidential center is the first of its kind, as it is the first presidential library in an urban city and the first presidential library of an African American president. Many community leaders and residents in Washington Park believe it will have the potential to uplift their community economically. This…

Rosa Parks was sitting in the first row for coloured people on the bus. There was no more seats left in the “white” section. The bus driver then told her and three others to move back, so the white people didn’t have to sit with the blacks. Rosa refused to move and got arrested. Rosa went to court and was found guilty and was fined $14. Rosa then had to overcome personal and financial hardships. She lost her job as a seamstress. She faced threats to her family and people who supported her…