Standing Up By Sitting Down: The Legacy of Rosa Parks
Senior Division/ Journeymen
Historical Website
I chose this topic because I was especially intrigued by the amount of courage Rosa Parks had on the day she refused to give up her seat to a white man on the city bus. As I began to read about Rosa Parks, I learned about the impact she had on the Civil Rights Movement. Even though there were people already working to end segregation, Rosa's act encouraged them to get more done and start the Montgomery bus boycott.
Even though I was familiar with what Rosa did, I still wanted to know more. Here are some the questions I tried to answer: How did Rosa Parks motivate the Civil Rights Movement? Was there anyone else involved with the bus boycott? And was Rosa Parks just tired when she remained seated? All of those questions I thought of and attempted to answer. I found those answers in books, documentaries, and newspaper articles. I went to the library and checked out some books, and then printed out some newspaper articles from the internet. I searched for articles on Rosa Parks and found many on her but picked out what I thought were the best choices.
I learned a lot about Rosa. I studied about the people she worked with and how they helped the civil rights movement. I studied about her family and how they motivated her also. I think that it was important for Rosa to fight for equality, because if she did not, it would have taken much longer for blacks to be considered just as good as whites. Without her efforts, we might be segregated today. But she wasn't a coward; she stood up for what she believed in and that made a big difference in history.
Senior Division/ Journeymen
Historical Website
I chose this topic because I was especially intrigued by the amount of courage Rosa Parks had on the day she refused to give up her seat to a white man on the city bus. As I began to read about Rosa Parks, I learned about the impact she had on the Civil Rights Movement. Even though there were people already working to end segregation, Rosa's act encouraged them to get more done and start the Montgomery bus boycott.
Even though I was familiar with what Rosa did, I still wanted to know more. Here are some the questions I tried to answer: How did Rosa Parks motivate the Civil Rights Movement? Was there anyone else involved with the bus boycott? And was Rosa Parks just tired when she remained seated? All of those questions I thought of and attempted to answer. I found those answers in books, documentaries, and newspaper articles. I went to the library and checked out some books, and then printed out some newspaper articles from the internet. I searched for articles on Rosa Parks and found many on her but picked out what I thought were the best choices.
I learned a lot about Rosa. I studied about the people she worked with and how they helped the civil rights movement. I studied about her family and how they motivated her also. I think that it was important for Rosa to fight for equality, because if she did not, it would have taken much longer for blacks to be considered just as good as whites. Without her efforts, we might be segregated today. But she wasn't a coward; she stood up for what she believed in and that made a big difference in history.