Rosa Parks: The woman who defined Modern Activism

The world is witnessing an historic event, and this isn’t about the COVID-19. It is about Race. Race is the representation and division of people based on colour which is the colour of the skin like, brown, white, Hispanic and so on. In America, there are many races but, the most prominent ones are the black and whites. The Blacks are the African-Americans who migrated during the end of the Civil – war. Since then, their race has flourished only to begin with the domination of the oppressors; The Whites.

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The Black race has been known to face slavery for many years and generations have been a part of slavery. America was a country of growing industrialisation and it grew in its exports to be the No.1 economical winner. The whole credit still never went to the whites. Many years passed by, Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery. After his death, the problem began. The Blacks we’re again persecuted in many ways possible.

Her movement sparked a global trend

• Rosa Parks, came front to start a civil rights movement and bring it to an end. Her journey began, when she refused to give up her seat to a white in a bus. Thus, sparking her desire to bring justice to every black that wasn’t respected equally.
• She began writing letters to the media and propagandising the importance of destroying the race culture that is continuing to grow. Her idea grew far and wide and many people of different race, including the whites understood her motive and came forward to support her.
• Her movement sparked a global trend and she instantly became an idol for the younger generation. Her experience on the bus became a part of school textbooks to motivate students. She had battled the fight long enough to gain recognitions from presidents like Richard Nixon, Lyndon B Johnson, The UNHRF and so on.
• She passed away on February 24, 2005. Her legacy still continues to provide the strength and voice and be a part of protests later on as a setting example of shining justice.

—Contributed by Athena Education Consultants