How Did Rosa Parks Influence Society

Imagine walking down the street and you hear someone from across the street or even right next to you saying or yelling some rude comments, comments that bring your whole self-esteem down. But do not just imagine it for one day imagine if it were happening constantly day after day, week after week, year after year. But honestly, I believe that even just trying to imagine it you really could not because one was not physically there to experience what others felt, and what they were going through every day. But do we ever stop to wonder what it did feel like? If I were to ask his to any person they would most likely say no, why? Because they do not think of the things others had to go through to get to the point where we are today. The racial injustices had been present for many year in the 1900’s to now. But, what we can say is that our country today is way more respectful of one another today than they were centuries ago. If we look back to some of the most important events that occurred that contributed to the change, one of them would have to be the event that occurred with Rosa Parks. Rosa parks played a huge role in changing the society’s racial injustices because of what she did.

Rosa Parks, an activist, and a woman with a whole lot of courage who was arrested on December 1, 1955, after refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on the abus. Before Rosa parks did all of this we should keep in mind that she was a veteran of black politics, she took part in protests, served as a secretary to E.D Nixon, and was turned away because she failed a test to then succeeding to becoming one of the few African American to cast a ballot. Rosa parks in my eyes was an activist that was very passionate about seeing a change in the racial injustice of the society. After an earlier plan had failed by civil right activist, Rosa Parks was the person that actually stood up for the fight of racial equality. Rosa Parks, made a lot of life changing decision when she decided to stay in her seat in the bus. I would say this because I think Rosa Parks willingly knew she was going to lose a lot of her freedom. She knew she was going to go to jail by not following the law, but she did it anyways to stand up for something she deeply wanted to change in her society.

Rosa Parks had to have known that standing up for her rights was not going to be anything easy but she did it for good reasons. I think that her main motives were because she grew tired of constantly having to see her family, friends, or community being treated harshly. Every day it was something whether it was rude comments, being racially segregated, having less opportunities then others or being physically harmed etc. I believe that she knew that if she wanted to make a positive change in the society she would have to start somewhere small, this in my opinion made her start with segregation in the buses. Rosa parks was a great activist that gained a lot of attention after being arrested and I think that if it would have been a different person it would not have been as effectual because Rosa Parks took part in many organizations. Protest that allowed her to be seen by many.

So, what actually took place after Rosa Park arrest that advocated for racial equality? To start off, after many people heard of Rosa park being arrested, many African Americans went to a local church and solemnly promised to refuse to ride the bus until they were guaranteed equal treatment. This boycott lasted 381, now imagine 381 days of full harassment, violence, long-distance walking etc. These people were fully committed to not only speaking out on what Rosa parks started but also taking action until something was done about it. In these 381 days, nobody knew if they were actually going to gain anything out of it but they most certainly did by staying fully motivated to this goal. I think that many of these people also grew tired of being treated unfairly that they began boycotting with the rest of their community. I believe that anybody who was involved in the boycotting were very brave because they stood grounds with what was happening to them in order to achieve triumph. In addition, the boycott inspired the movement for racial justice, that gained support of many people, along with Martin Luther King Jr. being a part of the movement as a pastor. There were many other event that occurred after the incident of Rosa Parks arrest that brought them one step closer to racial equality.

If I were to give an opinion on what Rosa Parks did I would most certainly say she did the right thing. Although she did end up in jail, with a fine, I think that it was worth it because at the end of the day she got a lot of support that ended in boycotting and it got many others to speak out on the situation. Thus, being said it was a great start to making a change in the society, into a society Rosa Parks wanted to see. Rosa Parks was a great influence to many and still is one because this allows people to see that everyone has a voice in this world and it can be shown in different ways whether it protesting participating in groups, speaking it out yourself, or by the actions that one makes.

Overall, Rosa Parks was a remarkable person, a woman that had good interest in not only her family but everyone’s overall racial treatment by whites. The incident that occurred change a lot of people’s views as well as it made people come together as a community to fight for their equality as they deserve. Rosa parks was a huge influence on today’s society ad the past society. I can’t even begin to imagine how much Rosa Parks actually went through to get to the point in her life where she began to want to take action that lead her to not giving up her seat on the bus. Rosa parks.