Emelia Still The only tired I was, was tired of giving in." Rosa Parks - The. As a person who has faced many struggles in her life, Rosa Parks could have continued to give up but she didn't. She stood up for what she and others needed to happen and it took courage, Rosa Parks could be the change people needed. Rosa Parks grew up in Tuskegee, Alabama. This was a time and place where there was segregation everywhere. After dropping out of school to care for her family after becoming ill, she married Raymond Parks. After her marriage in 1933, she returned to school to get a high school diploma. This was a time when less than 7% of African American people received their diplomas. Rosa used her struggles to start her activism career. Also, she …show more content…
Rosa Parks has made her mark by helping to found the NAACP youth council, sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and inspired many people. By Rosa Parks founding the NAACP youth council, it had a significant impact on segregation. Which sets the foundation to educate and promote the equality of all people. In 1943 Rosa Parks joined the NAACP. Rosa's job was to record the violence and unfair treatment of African Americans, which would be the basis for their activism. The Youth Council was created because of the Springfield Riot. This riot was about how African Americans were being accused of many crimes they did not commit. Also, they were being treated unfairly because when they were being accused most of them were being killed without a legal trial or not even having a trial and being put into jail, so this needed to be fixed. "Parks had been the secretary of the local NAACP for twelve years (1943-1956). Parks founded the Montgomery NAACP Youth Council in the early 1940s. Later, as secretary of the Alabama State Conference of the NAACP, she traveled throughout the state interviewing victims of discrimination and witnesses." International Civil Rights Walk of …show more content…
Rosa Parks was actually not the first person to resist moving, but since this case would go to court, people thought that Rosa Parks would be a better fit for trial. More importantly, at the end of this case, segregation on buses was ruled unconstitutional. King recalled in his memoir that Mrs. Parks was ideal for the role assigned to her by history,' and because 'her character was impeccable and her dedication deep-rooted' she was 'one of the most respected people.'" Montgomery Bus Boycott | The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute. This proves that even the most well-known activist, MLK Jr., who also fought for equal rights, thinks that Rosa Parks played a big role in segregation. This also shows that Rosa was dedicated to finding the ways to end segregation and have equal rights for all, for the Montgomery Bus Boycott helped this. Rosa Parks makes a difference every day and also makes a difference by inspiring people. Rosa Parks is an inspiration to many people around the world and she has inspired and changed so many lives. Rosa inspired many people and has won many awards for her life-changing accomplishments. While Parks was growing up, she had lived through many struggles, but she changed those and used them to