Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, despite demands from the driver to do so. As a result, she was arrested for violating segregation laws. In response, the black community of Montgomery organized a bus boycott to protest Parks' arrest and fight racial segregation policies. Many black residents refused to use the city buses for over a year, straining the bus system financially. Eventually the boycott led the US Supreme Court to ban racial segregation on public buses, marking an important victory for the Civil Rights movement.
2. Oh my dear, There was a surprising event in the
bus. All of us were on the bus. Our black people
were giving up their seats for the white passengers.
I too gave up my seat for a white passenger. When
the warning bell rang, more people rushed into the
bus. All our black people lost their seats. We stood
at the backside. But one black lady was not ready
to stand from the seat, she sat there. A white
passenger was waiting for the seat. All the other
white passengers cursed her. But she was very
bold. She sat still there. A black passenger standing
near me told me she was Rosa Parks working in the
dress maker's shop. How bold she was.
13. Rosa parks refused to give up her
seat for a white passenger even
after the driver asked her to give
up. So he brought the police in and
they arrested Rosa as she had
broken the law.
14. Why did the black
people decide to fight
with the bus-company?
15. When the black people of
Montgomery heard about Rosa
Park's arrest, they soon decided
to fight for her freedom. They,
decided to fight with the bus
company. Black people
boycotted the buses.
16. How did the black
passengers support the
boycott?
17. The black passengers
boycotted the buses. They
decided that they will not use
the city buses until Rosa is
free. Instead, they went to
work in private cars and
shared the fare of taxi.
18. Activity
1.where did the incident happen?
2.what happened when the bus
was about to start?
3.what was the rule there?
4.why did the driver not start the
bus?
19. 1.It happened in Mongomery, America.
2.When the bus was about to start many
passengers rushed in and most of them
were white passengers.
3.Each time a white passenger climbed
into the bus, a black passenger got up and
moved away.
4.The driver did not start the bus because
Rosa Parks was not ready to give up her
seat for a white passenger.