Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks life

Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was born in February 4 1913 and she lived with her grandparents. At the age of 19 years old Parls married. After she had a diploma. She worked as secretary. Parks was an American activist for combact the civil rights movement. She became an America symbol for bus segregation. One day when she came home after a day of work she refused to give her seat to a white people. After that the bus driver call the police and Rosa Parks was arrested. The black people had a boycott and they didn't use the bus.

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Rosa Parks life

After one year the company of the bus lost a lot of money because buses were mainly used by black people. That event arrived to the Supreme Court which declared Bus segregation was unconstitutional. Rosa Parks died in October 24 2005. She is still an American symbol.

Why I choose Rosa Parks

Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela had a major impact nationally and internationally, Parks was instrumental in supporting the civil rights movement in the United States, as a citizen without having a public role, with this individual act of resistance she inspired millions of people. Her personal story and her role in the moviment are considered an hope for global change.