Born Rosa McCauley on February 4, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama, Parks did not seem destined for fame as a young girl. Her mother was a teacher and her father, a carpenter. When she was still young she moved with her mother and brother to Pine Level, Alabama, to live with her grandparents. A hard-working family, they were able to provide her with the necessities of life but few luxuries while attempting to shield her from the harsh realities of racial segregation. She never had the intention of becoming a universal role model for all along with a very eloquent and strong-willed behavior.

Parks was arrested for violating a city law requiring that whites and blacks sit in separate rows on buses. She refused to relinquish her seat in the middle of the bus when a white m

Their attention in the struggle for their legal rights was rewarded November 13, 1956, when the United States Supreme Court upheld a federal district court decision affirming that segregation on city buses was illegal. Blacks chose to maintain the boycott until the court's official documents were received. That took place on December 20. The next day they returned, but this time to integrated buses, ending one of the most significant eras in American history. Even though Rosa accomplished so much in that time period, "we still have a long way to go in improving the race relations in this country." (Hull 8) The boycott demonstrated an important change in African Americans. It was the beginning of a new era and activism in the black community. "The members of the opposition had also revealed that they did not know the Negroes with whom they were dealing. They thought they were dealing with a group who could be cajoled or forced to do whatever the white man wanted them to do. They were not dealing with Negroes who had been freed from fear. And so every move they made proved to be a mistake. It could not be otherwise, because their methods were geared to the 'old Negro,' and they were dealing with the 'new Negro.'" (Monjo 10) Without the boycott leaders such as Martin Luther King jr., and Ralph Abernathy would never have emerged as national heroes. Moreover, it would not have given the millions of African Americans the strength and the faith to mobilize into a cohesive and strong united movement. Seeing blacks stand up to oppression and win their battle with non-violence gave many blacks the hope and the faith that they could do the same.

Not only then did people look up to Mrs. Parks as a role model and a heroine for starting the Civil Rights Movement, but today many people admire and look up to her as an angel sent from heaven. The movement inspired millions of others to believe that they could overcome their battles with peace and love tactic. It gave them the hope that justice could prevail even if it seems like the system is against them. Without this movement there would probably be no civil rights movement or black activism movement that took place in the 1960's and 1970's. Blacks needed a force that would help them strengthen, mobilize, organize, and

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