Rosa Parks was an unforgettable woman who changed history by standing up for what was right. Parks identified as an African American civil rights activist, later known as the mother of the American Civil Rights Movement. She changed the way people viewed African Americans, and served as an inspiration to act against the gross injustice in America during her time.
On December 1st, 1955 Rosa made a statement that would be forever remembered when on a bus she refused to move for a white man to sit. She was arrested and taken into custody for this action, because she had violated a city ordinance. The incident of her arrest led to outrage from civil rights leaders and later the formation of the Montgomery Improvement Association and a boycott on the bus company. In 1956, the Supreme Court finally outlawed bus segregation, a step towards the outlawing of segregation all together.
The rest of her life, Parks fought for civil liberties and the equality of all people. She worked with Martin Luther King Jr. in the Civil Rights Movement and was a boost the morale of colored people and those fighting for equality across American. She is a woman whose life we must cherish and remember, because without brave acts like hers, America would be very different.
"I worked on numerous cases with the NAACP," Mrs. Parks recalled, "but we did not get the publicity. There were cases of flogging, peonage, murder, and rape. We didn't seem to have too many successes. It was more a matter of trying to challenge the powers that be, and to let it be known that we did not wish to continue being second-class citizens."
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You got good info and i like how you added a quote at the end of the blog.
This post did a great job in highlighting one of the crucial events that contributed to the civil rights movement. I had no idea what Rosa Parks did after the incident of her arrest, so I like how this post addressed that. It would have been nice to see more about the Supreme Court case. Overall, great job!
I like your addition of the quote and you explained why she is "a woman to remember" really well. But I think the quote should be introduced and put into context.
The quote at the end really added to the posting. There were a couple grammar mistakes toward the end of the post, though. Overall, very informative!
Well presented, and organised. good job
Very nicely put. I really like the fact that you added the quote on the bottom.
Very nice posting. I like the neat, organized layout and the quote makes it seem personal. I would have liked to see maybe an image of Rosa Parks, considering how important she truely was and that the whole posting is about her.
The quote at the end adds a lot to the paragraph and nicely sums up what you are trying to prove in the posting. Maybe adding a picture would help the paragraph look better. Good Job
Nice posting. i like the quote at the bottom and the overall organization of your posting. it is very informative.
Very good posting! You organized your information well, it was clear, informative, and the quote at the end tied it all together and gave a good conclusion.
Nice summary of important events. It would be nice to see a picture
Good summary of important events; you did much better than I did in summarizing her life.
Great information about Rosa Parks, but it could have been formatted a little cleaner. The end of your posting is broken up well, but I think you should have broken up the first paragraph into at least two distinct points to make it easier to read. Overall great job!
Very nicely written and I like the quote at the end. Your information helped emphasize your subject.
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