Rosa Parks

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This paper traces the origins of the Civil Rights Movement in America, starting with Rosa Parks and the Montgomery bus boycott. The author shows how Parks' act of defiance ultimately led to the involvement of the major leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, including Martin Luther King. The paper includes a biography of King's life, influences and his impact on civil rights. Also described are some of King's speeches. The paper concludes that ordinary people like Rosa Parks showed the way forward to eventually affect change in American policies toward blacks and whites.

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"Of course the American Civil Rights Movement had many other origins and precursors. The peak of the Movement's activities was in the period between 1955 and 1965. One of the aims of the movement was achieved with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was passed by congress."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Rosa Parks Biography: Pioneer of Civil Rights. 5 Nov. 2006. http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/par0bio-1
• The Civil Rights Movement 1955-1965: Introduction. 5 Nov. 2006. http://www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/civilrights-55-65/index.html
• King and the Civil Rights Movement. 5 Nov. 2006. http://san.beck.org/GPJ25-KingCivilRights.html
• Martin Luther King, Jr., Quotations. 5 Nov. 2006. http://www.infoplease.com/spot/mlkquotes1.html
• The Montgomery Bus Boycott. 4 Nov. 2006. http://www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/civilrights-55-65/montbus.html

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