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Rosa Parks, although known and celebrated for one particular incident, led a life of boldness and tenacity, which was rare for her gender and generation. On that day in 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her 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…

began the civil rights movement. Although Rosa Parks is remembered as the woman who refused to give her seat to a white man, she played a small role in this larger movement. The movement involved peoples such as African Americans, organizations, and even whites as well. Without the unity of African Americans and the group of white males and females who supported this movement, the rights that we have today would have never existed. Although Rosa Parks became a symbol of the movement, the…

Rosa Parks Rosa Parks was an African American that was publicly known as the “mother of the modern day civil rights movement” in America. Parks was born in Tuskegee, Alabama on February 13, 1913. The first daughter and child of James and Leona Edwards McCauley. Rosa Parks had one other sibling named Sylvester McCauley. He was born almost three years after Parks and is now deceased. As her and her brother grew up, her family moved to Pine Level, Alabama where Rosa Parks’ was raised and went to…

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…

during this point was a pivotal during the Civil Rights Movement. Although many people cite Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King as the reason this boycott was a success, they fail to consider that this triumph was because of the collective action of the people in Montgomery. In fact, beginnings of this boycott started year earlier with the founding of the Women's’ Political Council in 1946 by Alabama State College professor, Mary Fair Burks. The WPC was a group of…

Bletchley Park is located in Buckinghamshire, and during World War Two, was Britain’s main code breaking centre. Several German codes from the Enigma and Lorenz machines were decoded here. Many historians, after a lot of research, have come to the conclusion that the intelligence produced by the workers at Bletchley Park shortened World War Two by 2– 4 years! In addition, without these codes having been figured out, the outcome of the war could have been different. Alan Turing was one of…

Under Armour is located in Baltimore, Maryland, but that was not its original location. In 1996, Kevin Plank was only 23 years old when he had an idea to deal with his soaking wet t-shirts from playing football that would eventually change the way athletes and non-athletes deal with this problem. Kevin was a former University of Maryland special team captain, and needed a solution so he set out to develop a solution to his growing problem so he started a company called Under Armour that was…

Under Armour or UA as it is often called, is recognized as an excellent example of an organization which has been able to successfully build its brand image in today’s uncertain markets. As a US company which started as a basement business, Kevin Plank, the founder of UA was able to apply innovative marketing tools and tactics to build a solid revenue base in the sports clothing/athletic goods industry. Under Armour is a good case study of the effectiveness of the four P's of marketing: place,…

Under Armour is one of the largest and fastest growing activewear clothing line manufacturers in the country. The activewear industry market has been growing considerably over the last decade. Growing demand for activewear, the sporty fashion for both the gym and the streets, has lifted sales for makers of the clothing and the retailers that sell it. (Source: Fortune) The market has grown from Nike and the Adidas being the largest two corporations to an extensive market including Under Armour.…

“The only tired I was, was tired of giving in (History.com).” These are the words of civil rights activist Rosa Parks. While many people know that Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus, they are unaware of the major role she played in the civil rights movement in the United States. Rosa Parks played an influential role in the civil rights movement and made a major impact on America that is still felt today. Rosa Park’s refusal to give her seat to a white man on a…