Rosa Parks was a true hero of the American civil rights movement. She became famous for a bus ride she took in 1955. Today, her statue stands in the United States Capitol.
Once, somebody asked Rosa Parks how she did it. She answered, “I don’t waste too much time thinking about my problems. I just look around to see what I can do, and then I do it.”
Rosa Parks made her world a better place, and you can make your world better, too. So, the next time something bad happens, don’t give up. Instead, get busy looking for a way to make things better. If you do, you’ll take a back seat to nobody.
Make the World a Better Place!
It is up to each of us to contribute something to this wonderful world.
Eve Arden
Enter school to learn; leave school to serve..
Mary McLeod Bethune
Success has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It’s what you do for others.
Danny Thomas
Enter school to learn; depart to serve.
Mary McLeod Bethune
A life isn’t significant except for its impact on other lives.
Jackie Robinson
Quotes About Not Giving Up
“We can do anything we want to do if we stick to it long enough.”
Helen Keller
“Get a good idea and work at it until it’s done and done right.”
Walt Disney
“Be like a postage stamp: stick to one thing till you get there.”
Josh Billings
Important Dates in the Life of Rosa Parks
1913: Rosa Parks was born Rosa Louise McCauley in Tuskegee, Alabama.
1932: Rosa was married to Raymond Parks, a barber from Montgomery, Alabama.
1955: Rosa refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a city bus. She was arrested. Her arrest caused the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which became one of the most important events in America’s civil rights movement.
1976: Detroit renamed 12th Street “Rosa Parks Boulevard.” In future years, many streets and public buildings would be named in her honor.
1999: Rosa Parks received the Congressional Gold Medal the highest award given by the US legislative branch. Her medal bears the words “Mother of the Modern Day Civil Rights Movement.”
2005: On October 24, Rosa Parks died at the age of 92. President George W. Bush ordered that all flags on U.S. public areas be flown at half-staff on the day of her funeral.