Rosa Parks
American
Humanist and Activist
Rosa Parks was born on February 4th 1913 in Montgomery, Alabama. She was an African
American woman. Her mother was a teacher and
her father was a carpenter and a house builder.
Rosa was the granddaughter of slaves.
One day Rosa sat on a bus, and then a white
skinned person came on the bus. Rosa had to give
her seat up, but she refused. Soon she found
herself in jail for standing up for her rights. Her
sacrifice inspired a lot of black people to
challenge racism and equal rights.
She had the opportunity to meet Martin Luther
King Jr, and joined him in the Civil Rights
movement. To join Rosa Parks many followers of
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. refused to take the bus
even though they had long distances to work.
After a few years the government changed the
law in segregation in buses (segregation means to
separate people based on one characteristic – for
Rosa it was the colour of her skin). Rosa was a woman who challenged segregation. Rosa was a
role model to many people and her actions told people to use their voice and stand up for
beliefs. And that judging from the appearance of someone is a very bad mistake to do, it is what
is inside that counts.
By: A.V and H.R, Grade 3
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