Rosa Parks Act Of Civil Disobedience

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Civil disobedience is when protestors intentionally oppose a law as a way of protest. The ambition behind this is to bring about revising a law or government laws. Rosa Parks displayed this when she stood up or rather sat down for the purpose of what she believed on segregation. Her act of civil disobedience led a 1956 supreme court decision. Born as Rosa Louise McCauley to James McCauley and Leona Edwards, former slaves and advocates for equal rights. Parks was born on February 4, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama. Parks early life gave her knowledge on racial segregation, discrimination, and activism for equality. Her mother was a teacher, so their family valued education. At 11-years old she attended high school and a laboratory school at the Alabama

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