The struggle to end segragated facilities started on Dec 1 1955-Rosa Parks (Coursework Sample)

The Struggle to End Segregated Facilities Author Name Institution Rosa Park and Struggle for Segregation Women have played a great role in the American society. Not only in America, but also in other parts of the world have women been pivotal in campaigning for social reforms. In America, Rosa Park is one of the women who contributed to what USA is today (Gross, 1990). Rosa was born in February 1913 in Alabama. She was married to Raymond Parks. In her education, she attained a high school diploma. Rosa and her husband were active members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Her background championed her strong sense of being proud of her race (The Henry Ford, 2002). Rosa Park is referred by the name ‘mother of the civil rights movement' (The Henry Ford, 2002). The reference is made because she was arrested for refusing to give her seat to a white. This led to Montgomery bus boycott. This happened on the afternoon of 01 December 1955. On this day she was tired and was going home. The bus driver ordered her to go at the back seat so that a white man could sit. Those times, the front seats of the buses were reserved for the whites. It was known as the ‘Colored Section' (The Henry Ford, 2002). It was this day that the blacks got a lead in their search for long awaited freedom and equality. When the bus was full, Rosa and three other Black Native Americans were ordered by the driver to go back of the bus. The other three complied, but Rosa did not. She was arrested for going against the segregation law known as Jim Crow laws (The Henry Ford, 2002). Rosa was fined ten dollars. The arrest of Rosa led to a 381 days boycott of the Montgomery bus. She incited the movement by just sitting down. It is famously said that she stood for the rights of blacks by sitting down. Under the Jim's law, it was easy to differentiate people in racial lines. However, the same laws were difficult to be maintained in the transportation industry. This is because companies could not afford to buy separate cars for blacks and whites. It meant that blacks and whites had to sit together. Transportation became one of the critical areas in racial segregation in the South. The events that followed the arrest of Rosa Park are what have made America be what it is today. The boycott was led by a prominent youthful minister called Martin Luther King Jr. The boycott led to a chain of reactions in the South region. King with his colleague had formed an organization called the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) (The Henry Ford, 2002). The organization was composed of local activists and ministers. The organization conducted nonviolent protests that addressed civil rights to all. It attained ninety nine percent support of African Americans not to ride buses. The boycott almost led to the collapse of the bus company since 75% of the passengers were the African Americans. Henry David was also a great inspiration for the leaders in the Civil Rights Movement. He advocated for resistance towards social injustices. Martin Luther and Ralph Abernathy led the Montgomery buses boycott that was violence free. Their demands were advocating social justice. They demanded equal treatment of passengers in the public transport. The order of sitting would be determined by first-come-first-serve basis (The Henry Ford, 2002). During the boycott, the schools, churches and homes of the blacks were attacked. The threats did not relinquish the quest for reforms. The boycott led by an inspired Martin Luther king was relentless. The massive boycott in 1956 led to the Supreme Court banning the system of race segregation in the public transport. Racism in buses was declared unconstitutional. It was a massive step in fighting racism in America. The blacks could sit anywhere in th...