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ROSA PARKS
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She was born in Tuskegee, USA in 1913. She was “The Mother of the Modern- day Civil Rights Movement.” She became famous for Bus Boycott movement. She was died on 2005.
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SITTING DOWN On 1955 in Alabama, Rosa Parks after a long day of work, she went get a city bus to go at home. She sat in one of the few sites that were free, who happened to white people, but a white person came and wanted to sit and she got up and as I had to do and did and was arrested for breaking the rules.
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BOYCOTT On Decembre 5, black people decided to boycott all city buses. They chose Martin Luther, Jr. To direct. This morning, King and the other leaders wait nervously at a bus stop to see whether their plan will work. Everything was a success. Black people picked up other transport to travel. Thaat same day, Rosa Parks go to court. The judge finds her guilty of breaking a city segration law. Rosa Park’s attorney, it is unfair and will appeal the case to the U.S Supreme Court.
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DR. KING SPEECH People are inspired by the success of the boycott and Martin Luther King giving a speech saying they are tired of being humiliated. They decide to continue with the boycott to change the law to discriminate.
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BOYCOTT WORKS The bus boycott continues. Slowly but surely the bus company begins to lose money. Nevertheless, the company doesn't change its segregation political. Eventually the bus company is forced to cut back on the number of buses serving the city. The protesters stay calm, resist using violence, and continue to follow the guidance of their leader, Dr. King.
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NONVIOLENCE Harassment grows worse as the boycott continues. Protesters recieve threatening phone calls; their homes are vandalized On day a bomb explodes at Martin Luther King house’s. His wife, their two-month-old baby and a friend are inside. No one has been hurt. Supporters are furious. King tells them not to fright. King tells crowd calmly “We must meet violence with nonviolence”
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Supreme Court Ruling After many years of effort, thanks to boycott and get change protesters against afromaericanos law. Rosa Parks with Martin Luther King was sitting on the front of a bus and wanders around the city.
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The boycott lasted 381 days the Bus Boycott was the beginning of an era of non-violence protests in supports of civil rights in the United Stated.
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Now, we all remember and celebrate this day as an important date. We also commemorate the ‘I Have A Dream’ speech by Martin Luther. It gave hope to the citizens
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By: Lorena Lupión and Eva Ruiz
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