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of the public transportation system explodes into a southern debacle. It all began in the year 1955, on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama; Rosa Parks did what no other colored person would have dreamed of doing: she sat at the front of the bus. At this time, segregation was on the rise and whites and black were separated in every possible way. Blacks were not allowed to sit at the front of the bus, they were not…

a member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Mrs. Parks threw herself full force into civil rights for African Americans by becoming a member of the Montgomery part of the organization in 1943. In Montgomery, the bus driver had full control of where the white and black people were allowed to sit. Therefore, the African American was often forced to give up his or her seat and come in through the back after paying for the ride upfront. Parks was taken into custody…

made her an admirable leader. When she was forty two years old she took her seat on the bus like any other person but she did not realize that day she would change the future for African Americans forever. In an interview she states “ I felt I had a right to be treated as any other passenger.” After she took her seat towards the back, many white people entered the bus, and Rosa was asked by the bus driver to stand so that the men could have her seat. Rosa was determined to stand up for…

Transportation is a problem in Crest Hill, Illinois. In Crest Hill, there are many variables that makes it hard for the elderly population to get around. There is no public bus system that come to Crest Hill, the nearest bus is in Joliet and it is a twenty-minute walk. There is no side walk to get to the bus stop making hard for the elderly or the disable to get there. Although there isn’t a lot of public transportation options in Crest Hill, there still is private transportation options.…

In January 2007, RTD launched the Metro Express, which is the San Joaquin County's first BRT corridor. Right away, the public took notice of BRT's unique features with improved shelters, fare vending machines, and high-frequency services. The first BRT is located in a popular area where there are two higher education institution like San Joaquin Delta College and the University of the Pacific and two shopping malls, Sherwood Mall and Weberstown Mall. The BRT was a huge success for Stockton…

boarded the bus. The bus driver, James Blake, then ordered Parks and three other african american women to the back of the bus. The three women obliged while Parks did not, she was arrested and charged for violating the city law that required racial segregation on public buses.This was not her first run in with James Blake, coincidently, but twelve years before Rosa Parks boarded James’s bus, paid her fare, and then was thrown off the bus when she was told to re-enter through the back of the…

going home from school as usual. Suddenly, a white girl appears in the bus and says to move from their seat to Claudette and her friend because she was white. Claudette’s friend moved from her seat but Claudette did not. Instead she said, “I paid the same fare as you did. I am not leaving, If you want to have a seat then you can seat beside me”. White lady started to shout and denied to seat beside her. After then, the driver called the…

seat on the bus, when the bus driver said, “I’m going to have you arrested,” Parks simply answered, “You may do that” (Rosa Parks). “You may do that,” a short, but powerful, reply and a summary of Parks view on racial justice. Although it is easy to remember a person based on one particular moment in their life, Rosa Parks lived a life worth remembering. Parks childhood and family influenced her beliefs on racial equality and led to two decades of political activism prior to the famous bus act.…

and protested against segregation. Of these people, one prominent person whose legacy left an impact, is Rosa Parks. as she was sat in her seat on the bus that would take her home the bus driver approached her and asked her to leave her seats so that white people can sit in it. Being the brave person she is she refused and stood up to the bus driver. Consequently, Parks was arrested, jailed, and fined. Rosa Parks choice proves that being brave and daring comes with risks. Many works of…

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…