Rosa Parks Info

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How the act follows the 3 principles of CivD.

It took place on December 1st, 1955, in Montgomery Alabama. Rosa Parks, a 42 year old African American boarded the Montgomery City bus to go home after work. It was during the ride, when she was asked to give up her seat by bus driver James F. Blake, along with three other african americans in order to let white passengers sit down. Her refusal to give up her seat led to her arrest, and she was charged with a violation of Chapter 6, Section 11 segregation law of the Montgomery City code. This event also later led to Montgomery Bus Boycott, in which the black community would not ride the Montgomery City buses. Their demands for the Montgomery City buses were that all passengers will be treated well, all passengers will be seated on a first come, first served basis, and that blacks be employed as bus drivers.

This is an act of Civil Disobedience because firstly it was non-violent, Rosa Parks only verbally refused to cooperate with the bus driver’s demands and stayed seated in her seat. Secondly, it went against the laws of segregation, which affected the lives and rights of the black people. Lastly, she knew the consequences of her actions, yet she still did it to show how unjustly the laws were, and faced the violation charge which landed her a night in a cell, before a friend bailed her out.