Rosa Park’s Legacy
by Rosa Parks was a forty three year old African American seamstress in 1955. She lived in Montgomery Alabama. On this day, her refusal to give up her seat on the city bus led to upheaval heard around the world.
Rosa Parks was a forty three year old African-American seamstress in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955. On this day she was tired and loaded down with bags after a day of shopping. She got on the city bus and moved to the Negro section at the back of the bus. There were no empty seats in that section so she took an empty seat in the middle of the bus. When the driver picked up more white passengers he called out,” Niggers move to the back.”
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Rosa Parks was tired and so fed up with the system that she refused to move. She was already an active member of the NAACP and had made up her mind that she would refuse to move if the situation arose. The police were called and Rosa Parks was arrested for violating the Montgomery transportation laws and ordered to court the following Monday. What the blacks of Montgomery, Alabama had previously found lacking was their Moses and now they had found her. Organizing to protest her arrest, they choose the young pastor of Rosa Park’s own church as their leader. His name was Martin Luther King Jr. He called for a peaceful form of resistance and urged his people to boycott the buses of Montgomery, Alabama. That movement would move Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks to world fame and into the history books.
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The boycott was effective beyond anyone’s wildest imagination. Infuriated because the blacks would not ride the buses, the whites looked for ways to retaliate. Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to pay her fine. King was first arrested on a drunk driving charge and later for conspiring to organize an illegal boycott. Blacks were firebombed. The KKK marched through the streets of Montgomery.
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The Supreme Court was now beginning to roll back the policy of separate but equal, and the Court ordered an end to Montgomery’s bus segregation. Rosa Parks lost her job as seamstress and Martin Luther King Jr. moved to Atlanta, Ga. He led the first civil rights march to Washington D.C. on a prayer vigil. 50,000 united with him at that time. In the future hundreds of thousands would join him. This was just the beginning of the battle which was carried out for the next 10 years until it finely turned into violence in mid 1960s.
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Post CommentMr Ghaz
On August 19, 2009 at 11:01 am
Excellent!..a very interesting read. well written piece. I liked it. Thanx for sharing.
CHAN LEE PENG
On August 19, 2009 at 11:07 am
Thanks for this excellent write. You’re really good at a diverse of topics. Well done, and have my liked it. Cheers!
Bo Russo
On August 19, 2009 at 11:42 am
They were both trailblazers.
ken bultman
On August 19, 2009 at 12:09 pm
Good piece about a rough time in our history.
Nikita K
On August 19, 2009 at 12:26 pm
Rosa Parks is a true legend and what is more admirable is the fact that she was a woman to say no. Like Ken Bultman said, it is a good anecdote about a very troublesome time in America’s history. A good article from you, Ruby!
Kate Smedley
On August 19, 2009 at 12:58 pm
Rosa Parks is an icon, this is a very enjoyable read Ruby.
chris73
On August 19, 2009 at 1:00 pm
We must remember such people and their actions. A good lesson for all of us that most of our lifes we do nothing more than the average…nothing.
lindalulu
On August 19, 2009 at 1:06 pm
Excellent article Ruby on a wonderful woman. She made such a difference for everyone!!!!
PR Mace
On August 19, 2009 at 1:17 pm
She was a brave lady and taught us all a lesson. Thank you for another insightful look into our history. Well done article.
Christine Ramsay
On August 19, 2009 at 2:02 pm
That is a really interesting write. I am so glad she stood up for her rights. Good work, Ruby.
Christine
Jeremy James Noye
On August 19, 2009 at 3:47 pm
A wonderful article about a wonderful woman. Thanks Ruby!
Lostash
On August 19, 2009 at 4:41 pm
Quite a lady! I never realised that she had such an important part to play either! Another great history lesson Ruby!
Tanya Wallace
On August 19, 2009 at 6:15 pm
Wonderful write Ruby,interesting,informative and very well written as always!! This lady must have been through a lot in her life but yet the determination is unbelievable!
cebuanaeyez
On August 19, 2009 at 6:55 pm
I admire anyone who has the courage to make a positive change in this world…even if it means risking her/his life. Great article Ruby on Rosa Park.
Phill Senters
On August 19, 2009 at 7:28 pm
Good article Ruby, I remember them being in the news during the 60s.
Hugo La Rosa
On August 19, 2009 at 7:47 pm
I’m glad the story had a happy ending, and I hope one day the world will know even better days of peace and justice for all.
Josey
On August 19, 2009 at 8:02 pm
What a brave and strong woman. Great article!!
mystery61
On August 19, 2009 at 8:29 pm
Excellent, great article! I found this very interesting.
Daisy Peasblossom
On August 19, 2009 at 8:37 pm
Excellent article about one of my favorite historical figures.
giftarist
On August 19, 2009 at 10:24 pm
Interesting article! Very courageous woman
Eunice Tan
On August 19, 2009 at 10:40 pm
So interesting. Thanks for sharing
Lex92
On August 19, 2009 at 10:59 pm
Great piece! she was a great contributor for the Civil Rights movement!
Duff D Moss
On August 19, 2009 at 11:40 pm
It can be amazing what a single person can do – or at least start. I guess the issue is that often this kind of thing comes at great personal cost. You must admire the courage she showed on that day.
Chambo
On August 19, 2009 at 11:50 pm
She was one person who actually did change the course of history. She stood up for what was right and although she suffered for it, others were eventually able to benefit. Very nice article Ruby. African American history really interests me so I was keen to read your piece. Well done.
RJ
Collette Edwards
On August 19, 2009 at 11:57 pm
we should all learn from Rosa Parks and never give up on something that we know isn’t fair and stand or sit for our rights another great lesson from Rudy well done
J.L. Eck
On August 19, 2009 at 11:58 pm
Great article!
Beth Suess
On August 20, 2009 at 2:09 am
Very interesting story, happy for changing!
R J Evans
On August 20, 2009 at 6:32 am
I remember being incredulous when I first learned about Rosa Parks as I could not believe that people of color were asked to sit anywhere other than where they pleased (especially so recently!).
A good read, thanks Ruby
AngelaDavid
On August 20, 2009 at 5:58 pm
interesting article.
Ruby Hawk
On August 20, 2009 at 6:56 pm
Thank you everyone for your interest and comments. Rosa Parks was a woman to look up to. Her story is another black mark on our history but she and others like her had what it took to create change.
LoveNFood
On August 20, 2009 at 7:38 pm
Rosa Park is a legend and will always be.
Joe Dorish
On August 20, 2009 at 8:27 pm
She was a brave lady!
JanePen
On August 20, 2009 at 11:03 pm
What an inspiring woman Ms Rosa Parks was! We could all learn lessons from her and learn to know what we believe is right, and stand up for what we believe. You captured her story so well!! Thanks Ruby, for sharing you talent.
loualbert
On August 21, 2009 at 1:31 pm
This shows what a single person can do. In this case it was big, and it changed for the better the way black people were treated as far as taking the bus was concerned.
Sometimes in history a single person has the power to change things. Just because somthing has been done a certain way, it does not mean that it should continue being so. Think of Martin Luther and others many decades ago.
Moses Ingram
On August 21, 2009 at 6:30 pm
Thanks for another great article. You always get my ‘liked it’
CA Johnson
On August 21, 2009 at 8:48 pm
Rosa Parks was a great woman and I thought you did a great job wrting about her.
Poetic Enigma
On August 23, 2009 at 3:43 am
another great article,
well informative!
monica55
On August 24, 2009 at 12:59 am
This is a great piece Ruby showing how Rosa Parks courage of standing up for her rights had such a big impact on American history. Well done.
Monica.
mphsglo
On July 21, 2011 at 8:11 pm
Very nice.