olivia

 Rosa  Parks
R osa parks, a young seamstress is now a civil rights activist because when a white man wanted the seat she was in on the bus Rosa said "no i was here before you." Later Rosa was arrested for not getting out of the bus seat. = And thats what inspired Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to start a march for all African Americans that wanted to make a difference. But you will hear about him later. :-) =  Rosa became a symbol of the injustice of apartheid in the US. A gentle young black woman was asked to yield her seat on public transportation to a white male simply because of the color of her skin when both had spent the same amount for that transportation was inherently wrong. The US could no longer accept such behavior and claim to be a civilized nation.


