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Rosa Parks refused to move back in a bus to make room for a Caucasian male in 1955.

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What problem did Rosa Parks face?

she had to go to jail because she demanded to sit in front of the bus in the olden days the African American's were not allowed to sit in front of the bus.


Why did Rosa Parks move to Alabama when she was two?

i think to tell people in Alabama that for now on they can sit any where they want to in the bus because now white people can't sit in the front of the bus anymore they have to sit where Every the want to front or back and if a passenger don't have no where to sit they just going to have to stand up in the bus not tell some one that they have to get up so he/she can sit


Who was the first black person to sit on the front of the bus?

Well the only person I am aware of being historically relevant for sitting at the front of the bus is Rosa Parks. However, she wasn't likely the first. Buses in all black neighborhoods probably had blacks at the front of the bus all the time. It was only an issue if a white person got on the bus. the law said they had to be allowed to sit at the front.


Why did Rosa parks sit in the back of the bus?

She didn't. She sat in the front. That's why she got arrested. She DID sit at the back of the bus prior to that incident, because all black people were required to do so.


What caused boycotts before Revolutionary war?

Because in Georgia the blacks had to sit in the back of the bus and the whites got to sit up front


What does Rosa Parks dream about?

She dreams about the day when there will be no slavery. She would love to sit in the front seat of a bus.


Can a thirteen year old safely sit in the front seat?

That is determined by the size, and build of a person, but yes they can legally sit in the front.


What political accomplish did Rosa parks set?

She decided to sit on the front of the bus in Montgomery, Alabama when segregation was at large.


Were black people forced to ride in the back of the bus?

Yeah, from the 30s- the mid 60s only blacks were allowed to ride the back of a bus they were not aloud to sit in the front.


How come White people and Black people can sit together on a bus now?

Because one day a lady named Rosa Parks got on a bus and thought it was unfair to sit in the back. She thought Black people and White people SHOULD be able to sit anywhere and by anyone! So she sat in the front with the White people. She did get in trouble but now Black and White people could sit anywhere on a bus and sit next to anyone!


Should kindergarten kids sit in the front seat of school bus?

It is safer than the back, where it concussion usually occurs.


How is Rosa parks significant in history in relation to individuals in history?

She sat in the front of the bus instead of the back, where the black people were supposed to sit. She also boycotted the bus system.