How Did Rosa Parks Contribute To The Civil Rights Movement

Rosa Parks accomplished a lot during her lifetime, but she wasn’t always in the spotlight. She participated and helped a lot with events that involved civil rights even before she said "no" on that December day. Rosa married Raymond Parks and later realized they were both interested in racial politics and helping the Civil Rights Movement. Some evidence that supports this is from an article called "Rosa Louise McCauley Parks", it states that both Rosa and Raymond Parks took part, and helped a case that involved nine black men being falsely accused of raping two white women, this was one step towards helping the Civil Rights Movement. It is quite obvious what Rosa and Raymond wanted to change, and that is the racial conflict in the country.

Once Rosa was exposed to the problems with segregation she decided she wanted to change it, which led to her joining of the NAACP. Being in the NAACP Rosa worked around and with many activists, this led to her becoming one herself. An article by Vicki Crawford called "Rosa Louise McCauley Parks" supports this well because it states that " Rosa grew under the leadership of activist E.D. Nixon, president of NAACP." After learning much from Nixon and being exposed to such a huge problem, Rosa made her way to becoming an activist as well. Rosa participated in many protests and speeches due to her interest in racial politics, which brought her to the NAACP and becoming an activist to accomplish one thing, civil

Rosa wanted others to be involved and to help, so she included the whole nation in her actions and allowed input and support. Rosa helped encourage others to help abolish the segregation laws and that is what many did. According to, "Remembering Rosa Parks" her actions were followed by a staged bus boycott in Baton Rouge, the Brown v. Education, and a woman, like Rosa, who refused to give up her seat. Others tried to help the problem by voicing their opinions and taking action to take down segregation laws as a whole. Throughout Rosa's life, she continued to impact others and has left an imprint in history that she will be remembered for. A speaker at Rosa's funeral said, "Some people's lives are worthy of taking time to say good-bye." (Chappell 130). Not only will she be remembered for the familiar December day, but also for the countless number of people she impacted from her selfless acts. The true legacy was not just the act on the bus, but her impact on society, people, and the nation, which led to her being