III. Description of the Artifact and It's Significance
This photo is a picture of Rosa Parks after she was arrested on December 1, 1955 in Montgomery Alabama for refusing to give her seat to a white passenger. Nationally, segregation was the modus operandi. For example, toilets and restaurants were segregated and signage was posted stating 'whites only'. Individuals could be arrested if they did not abide seating assignments. In public transportation, African Americans were required to sit in the back of the bus and if insufficient seating was available in the white section up front, then they were required to give up seats for white passengers who wanted to sit. Rosa refused to leave her seat and challenged the rules.
Her action and arrest led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott spearheaded by an aspiring energetic new minister, Martin Luther King, Jr. The arrest did not end there, it was challenged in the legal system and through a series of appeals was decided in the United States Supreme Court decision on November 13, 1956 that declared illegal the Alabama and Montgomery laws requiring segregated buses. The boycott was precipitated by Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her bus seat in favor of a white passenger. In Montgomery, the dividing line between the front seats reserved for white passengers and the back ones reserved for black passengers was not fixed. The involvement in these peaceful boycotts gave Martin Luther King the national attention that would make him one of the prime leaders of the cause.
Her face represents the power of one person standing up for what is right and how it can shift the tide of history.
IV. Date and Place (Go to the Timeline and enter in this information as well as here!)
(Place all URLs underneath the image, video, etc.)
I. Artifact Name
Inmate Number held by Rosa ParksII. Image
http://govdocs.evergreen.edu/hotopics/rosaparks/images/rparksmug1.jpgIII. Description of the Artifact and It's Significance
This photo is a picture of Rosa Parks after she was arrested on December 1, 1955 in Montgomery Alabama for refusing to give her seat to a white passenger. Nationally, segregation was the modus operandi. For example, toilets and restaurants were segregated and signage was posted stating 'whites only'. Individuals could be arrested if they did not abide seating assignments. In public transportation, African Americans were required to sit in the back of the bus and if insufficient seating was available in the white section up front, then they were required to give up seats for white passengers who wanted to sit. Rosa refused to leave her seat and challenged the rules.Her action and arrest led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott spearheaded by an aspiring energetic new minister, Martin Luther King, Jr. The arrest did not end there, it was challenged in the legal system and through a series of appeals was decided in the United States Supreme Court decision on November 13, 1956 that declared illegal the Alabama and Montgomery laws requiring segregated buses.
The boycott was precipitated by Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her bus seat in favor of a white passenger. In Montgomery, the dividing line between the front seats reserved for white passengers and the back ones reserved for black passengers was not fixed. The involvement in these peaceful boycotts gave Martin Luther King the national attention that would make him one of the prime leaders of the cause.
Her face represents the power of one person standing up for what is right and how it can shift the tide of history.
IV. Date and Place (Go to the Timeline and enter in this information as well as here!)
December 1, 1955 Montgomery AlabamaV. Multimedia Found on the Internet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ozt02Nqv744VI. Curators (First Name, Last Initial)