Conclusion
On December 1, 1955, seamstress Rosa Parks changed America forever when she was
arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white patron on a Montgomery,
Alabama city bus. She was found guilty of disorderly conduct, which lead
directly to the famous Montgomery Bus Boycott. Civil Right Leader, Rosa Parks,
was a person who was above reproach, and people could not find fault with her
character. With Rosa Getting arrested for not moving for the white man she
started a boycott and the leader was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. There was a lot
of violence and bombings. Martin Luther King rose as a leader during this time
and his house was bombed. Black churches were destroyed. On November 13, 1956
the United States Supreme Court ruled that segregation was unlawful, and the
city of Montgomery, Alabama had no right to impose it on people riding their
buses. The next month the signs on the bus seats designating white and colored
sections were removed. The boycott was over. Rosa Parks passed away on October
24, 2005 at the age of 92. Her casket was placed in the rotunda of the United States
Capitol for two days. This is an honor usually only reserved for Presidents when they die.
People waited in line for pay their respects. Today people of all color can sit wherever they wish on buses throughout the nation due to the
courage and determination of one woman, Rosa Parks.
arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white patron on a Montgomery,
Alabama city bus. She was found guilty of disorderly conduct, which lead
directly to the famous Montgomery Bus Boycott. Civil Right Leader, Rosa Parks,
was a person who was above reproach, and people could not find fault with her
character. With Rosa Getting arrested for not moving for the white man she
started a boycott and the leader was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. There was a lot
of violence and bombings. Martin Luther King rose as a leader during this time
and his house was bombed. Black churches were destroyed. On November 13, 1956
the United States Supreme Court ruled that segregation was unlawful, and the
city of Montgomery, Alabama had no right to impose it on people riding their
buses. The next month the signs on the bus seats designating white and colored
sections were removed. The boycott was over. Rosa Parks passed away on October
24, 2005 at the age of 92. Her casket was placed in the rotunda of the United States
Capitol for two days. This is an honor usually only reserved for Presidents when they die.
People waited in line for pay their respects. Today people of all color can sit wherever they wish on buses throughout the nation due to the
courage and determination of one woman, Rosa Parks.