Rosa Parks
An extraordinary person who stood up against racism
These days were harder for women
Courageous
A national hero
Got on a bus / put money in the slot / sat at the front / refused to move / driver called the police / got arrested /
December 5th 1955.
1984: received a prize / award “Woman of courage”
Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr and JoAnn Robinson organized a bus boycott
Black people continued the boycott => success.
3 laws changed:
1 = Black and White can sit where they want
2 = the bus drivers must respect all riders / passengers
3 = Black people were allowed to apply to drive buses.
Martin L. King Jr Peace Prize
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