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ROSA PARKS - Coggle Diagram
ROSA PARKS
early years
Rosa Parks was born in Alabama on February 4th 1913. Her parent's separated when she was a girl. She went to live on her grandparent's farm.
segregation
She attended a secondary school for black children. They all had to walk to school, while the white children attended their own school and were provided with a bus to get there.
segregation on buses
the white people got on the bus first, so they could sit on the seats, and then the black people, who had to sit in the remaining seats.
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Rosa refused to move
However, Rosa moved to the side and not back. The driver told Rosa that if she did not move back, then he would call the police.
why didn't she move?
Rosa did not feel she should have to move. Rosa felt that black people in society were being treated differently to white people.
what happened next?
Indeed, the bus driver did go on to call the police and Rosa was arrested. On December 5th 1955, Rosa was found guilty and fined.
the bus boycott
The bus boycott was supported by the black community and also some white people. For 381 days, 40.000 people did not use the buses in Montgomery.
a victory of Rosa!
Eventually, the governament noticed and finally laws were passed to remove segregation from buses. The boycott officially ended on December 20th 1956.
the aftermath
There was still a lot of violence after the laws changed. Some white people bombed black churches and homes.