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Rosa Parks

 

            
             On Thursday, December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her .
             seat on a public bus in Montgomery, Alabama, to a white man. At the time of her arrest she .
             was already an experienced activist with strong beliefs. She was the granddaughter of former .
             slaves and daughter of a carpenter and a rural schoolteacher. Her protest sparked a growing .
             movement to desegregate public transportation and marked a historic turning point in the .
             African American battle for civil rights. Much like Henry David Thoreau, Rosa Parks showed .
             acts of nonviolence and civil disobedience toward the racial issues they faced.
             When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat she showed an act of civil disobedience .
             and when she protested she used nonviolence. Civil disobedience is opposing a law that is .
             thought to be wrong by peacefully refusing to obey it. In doing this she had hopes of .
             persuading other people to help correct the problem in society and she was successful. She .
             inspired the whole population of African Americans to peacefully go against the unjust laws. .
             She once said "Each person must live their life as a model for others," (Internet, 1) and other .
             African Americans were inspired. In response to Parks arrest, the Women's Political .
             Council distributed fliers to boycott the bus line on the day of Park's trial. The African .
             Americans of Montgomery won their rights on June 2, 1956, when a federal court ruled for .
             the Montgomery Improvement Association and declared segregated bus service to be .
             unconstitutional. (Internet, 1) Also, unlike a criminal, people like Rosa Parks, who are being .
             civilly disobedient take their punishment for disobeying the law. That is why she was willing .
             to go to jail for what she believed was right.
             Henry David Thoreau felt that the best type of government was "That government is .
             best which governs not at all." (Thoreau, 1) He was opposed to the Mexican War, taxes, and .
             slavery.


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