Rosa and Malcolm:Changing History, Changing Lives
Rosa Parks' act of defiance triggered a busboycott that became a landmark in the civil rights struggles of the 1950s and 1960s. Although her place in history is firmly secured, the legendary Rosa Parks continues to lead by example and deserves a special On one dark December day in 1955, Mrs. Parks' only intent was to get home after a long day of work as a seamstress. It was an "established rule" in the American south (at that time) that African-American riders had to sit at the back of the bus. African-American riders were also expected to surrender their seat to a white bus rider if it was needed. When a white man got on the bus and the driver ordered the black people in her row in the "colored section" to move to the rear, she reflected on the songs of freedom her mother sang to her, the lessons gleaned from the Bible and her belief that people should stand up for things that are right and challenge those that are wrong. She gathered her faith, her quiet strength and determination and decided that it was time to make a stand. Her subsequent arrest and boycott became a powerful symbol of peaceful resistance for the civil rights In court, Mrs. Parks was ordered to pay a
and citizenship, we salute Rosa L. Parks, one of oppression of blacks in America. He continued to fight for may have been possible if Mrs. Parks did not and Louise Little, rose to become one of the most dynamic Malcolm began reading a variety of literature made available to in a complete turnaround in Malcolm's views on both his practicing what she preaches with integrity, caring those conditions. He stressed the importance of not perpetuating From the time of his release from prison, in 1952, is still uncomfortable with all the credit given her for
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