Rosa Parks

Rosa Louise McCauley was born on February 4, 1913 in Tuskegee (Alabama), one of the most difficult states in which a black person could live in the 50s. Since she was young she was against the unfair rules through that the people had to live as her, of black skin.It was not allowed to black people enter to bars, canteens, cinemas or public places that there were frequenting the white American  people or white people. She had to bear discriminations and humiliations until one day in which she begins to form a part of the history. Rosa Parks refused to yield her seat of the bus to a white man. It was

 considered to be a violation of the law, by what she was arrested, but a new revolution had begun. 

Her revolt gave place to a wide campaign of protest, led by Martin Luther King who was the secretary of a Church, leader of the Federation Christens of the south of The United States and defender of the human rights.Together organized a boycott in opposition to the bus company. Black people said “If the bus company does not treat us with comity, let's not spend our money using them” 

One year later the Supreme Court passed that the bus company had not acted in agreement with the Constitution, now black people were allowed to sit on the buses or even drive them. After this happened she became a godmother of the movements by the civil laws. 

Rose continued with her activism, reacted opposite to the disturbances of Detroit of 1967, consulted members of the movement "Black Power”. She continued fighting the injustice of discrimination and gradually his bit was becoming bigger. 

Because of his great work for fighting against  the racism Rosa Parks received diverse prizes: she was included in the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame in 1983 by her achievements in the progress of the civil laws. She received the Golden medal of the Congress of the United States in 1999. In 1980, in the celebration twenty-fifth of the anniversary of the Boycott of the bus, they granted the ' Prize of the Peace to Rosa Parks. She died to the age of 92 years on October 24, 2005 in Detroit (Michigan). 

This woman inspires me because she fought against the racism and for the laws and rights of black people. She was brave and she achieved her goal. She began a revolt that inspired thousands of persons and thanks to her and to others as Martin Luther King black people are treated as persons and no as animals. If you  want to change the world, start helping those closest to you. Though Rosa Parks has died the memories of her fight and her rebelliousness always will remain in our hearts. Thank you Rosa Parks for changing the world. 

CITATIONS:

“Each person must live their life as a model for others.”

“People always say that I didn't give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn't true. No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in”. 

“I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free... so other people would be also free.”   

By: Patricia Tauroni