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significant figure stands out above the rest due to her courageousness while fighting for her rights. Civil Rights activist Rosa McCauley Parks is a remarkable woman because she stood up against racism, and was an avid advocate for equality. Parks was born February 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Alabama. She was a long-time member of the Montgomery chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). While she was not the first African-American woman to be arrested for…

“I do not agree with a word you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it”. This statement is credited to Voltaire, a French writer in the mid 1700s. Freedom of speech is a divine right, a human right, Without freedom of speech, opinions, positive and negative, will be suppressed, which will allot more power to people in positions of power. Freedom of speech is a natural right, it is protected by the First Amendment and it can not be taken away. Many people “agree’ with freedom…

marrying Raymond Parks, 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…

of different racial groups.“The Civil Rights Act of 1964 established that public facilities, including commercial enterprises such as stores, restaurants, and theaters, must provide equal access to everyone, regardless of race, color, religion, or national origin.” (“Civil Rights”) All races were now allowed to go anywhere they wanted without being discriminated. Dr. King also fought hard for African Americans to get voting rights. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 banned literacy tests for voters,…

seat. It was Rosa Parks. She refused to give up her seat to a white man. It was in Montgomery Alabama. It took place on December 1st, 1955. She was tired of being mistreated because of her race, so she didn’t want to sit on the back of the bus so she sat where she wanted to. Rosa Parks, she refused to give up a bus seat which started an equality revolution across the USA. Rosa Parks, she was born February 4th, 1913. Parks is from Tuskegee Alabama.She became active in the National Association…

never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right" acknowledged Rosa Parks. She is recognized as "mother of the civil rights movement" (imdiversity.com, 1 ) in America. Parks is mostly remembered as the woman who refused to give up her seat in Montgomery, Alabama, on December 1, 1955. There after she set motion a National Civil Rights Movement for racial equality, and changed the course of American history. Rosa parks is a big part of history changing events because of all the heroic…

(Martin Luther King Jr.) Rosa parks was willing to sacrifice everything she had and was for the wellbeing of others, she was an active African American civil rights activist who fought against racial segregation imposed by the white apartheid system of government and whose actions led to major changes for black African Americans, she is now called ‘the First Lady of Civil Rights’ and known as ‘The Mother of the Freedom Movement’ (ANON, Wikipedia, 2016). An example of Rosa parks influential…

the fight for equality among different races would be Rosa Parks. February is Black History Month and throughout my school years I’ve both personally researched and heard other student’s research projects’ on some historical people of color; without a doubt, the two most commonly celebrated activists were Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (often abbreviated as MLK) and Rosa Parks. There was almost as many MLK projects as there were Rosa Parks projects, so perhaps there is some form of equity…

Rosa Parks Rosa McCauley was born on February 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Alabama. Her denial to give up her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery, Alabama bus began a city-wide boycott. The city of Montgomery had no choice but to lift the law of segregation on public buses. Rosa Parks received many awards…

Rosa Parks Impact On Civil Rights “The only tired I was, was tired of giving in.” -Rosa Parks. People were saying that Rosa gave up her seat because she was physically tired. The quote means that she is tired of giving in to segregation. Rosa Parks was an important figure in American history because she sparked the civil rights movement. Rosa´s courage led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Rosa caused an act of civil disobedience, and Rosa opened Rosa and Raymond´s foundation for self…