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When Was Rosa Parks A Hero

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“Although Parks had devoted hundreds of hours of time working on cases of murders and rapes of African Americans that had come to the attention of the NAACP, her efforts had come to naught” (“Baggett”). It would be easy to quit when things aren't going your way, but she refused to give up and became legendary. Rosa was best known for her bus boycott because it was a big act. It turned out to be her “moment in the sun” and it only happened because she was not afraid to stand up for what was right and remained in her seat. Rosa Parks was a brave woman who stood up for her kindness, was helpful to other people, was passionate and not afraid to stand up, and was a hero in many ways to this nation and community of colored people. Rosa Parks was a brave woman …show more content…

”Parks touched many with her quiet nature, her humble personality, and her dignified carriage” (” Baggett”). She was really helpful by touching people and just giving them an understanding of how to be strong in a world like this. “Parks valued her family, and later she took on the responsibility of caring for her mother and brother” (“Baggett”). Rosa is an amazing person! She is so helpful to her family and the people she loves. Rosa Parks was a hero because she kept her ground and didn’t let anyone tell her what she could or couldn’t. And now that leads to us and why we can do it wherever we want without anybody saying anything. ”When Parks refused, quietly and calmly, to give up her seat on a city bus in deference to a white man, she gave impetus to the Civil Rights movement. Rosa kept her ground and never gave up to protect others; she is more than a hero. She is not in history because she made some movie or sang some song. Rosa Parks is in history because she made this nation deal with changing its laws and policies unlike anyone else" (“Baggett”). Rosa made a huge impact on laws and in this nation in general. Without her act of braveness, who knows where we would be

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