Black History Month Opinion | The Real Rosa Parks Story Is Better Than the Fairy Tale - The New York Times“During the Montgomery bus boycott, we came together and remained unified for 381 days. It has never been done again. The Montgomery boycott became the model for human rights throughout the world.” This a quote from Rosa Parks, she was born on February 4, 1913, and died October 24, 2005. Rosa Parks was a very important figure in history. She helped fight injustice in the black community. This essay will explain who her family was, what was her education like, how she became famous, who she married, and what legacy she left behind. Rosa Parks was born on February 4, 1913, and died on October 24, 2005. She was born in Alabama in a city called Tuskegee. She was born to James McCauley, who was a skilled stone mason, and Edward’s McCauley, who was a teacher at a school in Tuskegee, Alabama. When she …show more content…
She was riding the Montgomery city bus when the driver, noticed that there were some white passengers standing in the aisle. The driver then asked Parks and the other Black passengers on the bus to surrender their seats and stand. Three of the passengers left their seats, but Rosa Parks refused. She was arrested and fined $10 for the offense and $4 for court costs. She didn’t pay any of these fines. African Americans make up 70 percent of people riding buses, and the absence of their bus fares cut the revenue deeply. The boycott was led by Martin Luther King Jr. The boycott lasted 381 days, and even people outside Montgomery helped the cause. Protests from segregated restaurants, pools, and other public facilities took place all over the United States. On November 13, 1956, the Supreme Court upheld the lower court’s decision declaring Montgomery’s segregated bus seating