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This website presents a brief of overview of Rosa Parks historical arrest. During the civil rights movement Ms. Parks chose to sit in a seat on the bus that was not designated for black people. She chose to practice civil disobedience and assert what she felt was her right to be seated wherever she pleased. This website provides another image related to the initial class image, it is an image of her being booked for the crime that she committed. There is a lot to the story and this website gives information about what happened after that moment on the bus.

This article in the African American History section of About.com gives a brief biographical summary of Parks' life and civil rights accomplishments. Interestingly, it mentions that Parks' was aware of the divide between black and white people as a child, "I'd see the bus pass every day. But to me, that was a way of life; we had no choice but to accept what was the custom. The bus was among the first ways I realized there was a black world and white world." It is apparent that Parks' would no longer accept what was custom the day she refused to give up her seat on that Montgomery bus. The African American History section on About.com has an extensive collection of historical information, timelines, video clips, facts of African American activists, writers, artists, politicians, and quite a bit of information on Parks and the Civil Rights movement.

This page on the NBC news website offers a surprising twist to the story of the Civil Rights Movement. It brings up a great point, why is Rosa Parks one of the only women we know about as an icon of that era? Racial equality was being fought for by those in the Civil Rights movement but what about gender equality? This story gives us more to think about when we look at the image of Rosa Parks and the white man on the bus.

The American Civil Liberties Union seeks to "defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties" that are afforded to citizens as outlined in the U.S. Constitution. This page from the ACLU site addresses LGBT rights and seeks to allow LGBT individuals to live "free of discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity". The history of LGBT civil rights cases goes back to 1936 and continues to this day.

This article gives a good brief history of the Jim Crow laws passed around the united states after the civil war. I found it very interesting that right after the civil war, african americans had a great deal of freedoms in the south and only after the withdrawal of north's troops and a supreme court decision that blacks and whites could be "separate but equal" that the situation got inherently worse over the next twenty years. Not only segregation but voter limits as well as social mobility laws were passed which significantly affected civil rights based on white supremacy ideology.

I particularly like this page as it is from Scholastic - a reputable education source. This site provides Rosa's story of how she fought for civil rights and then allows you, the reader, to express how you would feel and/or act if you were in her position. Unlike many other sites which just tell the story, this one has an in-depth interview with Rosa, inquiring about life before civil rights, her role in civil rights, civil rights today (at the time of interview), as well as other miscellaneous questions. I strongly believe this site is useful in exploring the original image as it allows us to better gauge the situation and feel the force behind it.

This is the photo of American civil rights icon Rosa Parks meeting South Africa's icon, Nelson Mandela. The significance is how important each of these people where in the civil rights movement in their respective countries. Both of these people where arrested for their roles and their actions.

The author of this blog post beseeches the reader to not just view Parks as a demure, passive woman whose one-off contribution to civil rights was not giving up her seat, but as a deeply committed activist whose memory and contributions put her side by side with other civil rights icons such as Martin Luther King Jr. This article was posted on the Ms. Magazine.com blog site, a blog that highlights women's issues written about, by female writers. I believe it appropriate to discuss the feminist angle regarding Rosa Park's historic action. She stood up for her rights not only during a time of segregation, but also a time of clear gender divisions, a time when all women were still considered second class citizens. I did a search on Google for Rosa Parks and feminism, and this blog post came up. When I did a search of Rosa Park's name in the site's search engine, I found more than a dozen articles/posts detailing Park's story and a few mentions of other black female activists such as Shirley Chisholm, the first black female member of Congress, freedom fighter Harriet Tubman, and Flo Kennedy, one of the founding members of the National Organization for Women.

This webpage explores the three waves of feminism. The first is the one that we usually think of when we think about early feminism, Rosie the Riveter, yes we can and suffrage. The second wave coincided with many other civil rights activist groups, we saw the introduction of women of color and lower class women. We saw a focus on family, sexuality and reproductive rights. The third, and current, wave is about defining roles and identities for themselves and not based on patriarchy or misogyny. It's okay to embrace sexuality, sexualized appearances, etc, as long as it's a choice and not forced.

This copy of the actual arrest record for civil rights activist Rosa Parks brings a realism of her struggle and her stand and her great courage. Seeing her physical fingerprint card and arrest record brings a sense the dedication she had for the civil rights cause.

This image of the first African American President sitting in the same bus as civil rights icon Rosa Parks speaks volumes. The courage of her stand was part of the civil rights movement that brought about change and still continues to this day.

The "OnInnovation" website is a really wonderful extension of the Henry Ford Museum.  The Henry Ford Museum is located in Dearborn, MI, very close to Detroit, where Parks resided.  It is known for having restored and exhibited the actual bus in which Parks refused to give up her seat.  This website provides video commentary on the life and impact of Parks provided by museum curators.  The photo is displayed here under the heading "Rosa Parks: Civil Rights Hero." On this site, we see that Parks expresses her desire to possess the same qualities as Septima Clark, a woman who was also in attendance at a seminar Parks attended on civil rights.  This is the first time I have seen a website include this quote by Parks recognizing Septima's influence.

Rosa Parks is quoted as saying, "I thought about Emmett Till, and I could not go back. My legs and feet were not hurting, that is a stereotype. I paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated." Many of us know about the story of Emmitt Till, and plenty of us do not. The year of 1955 and prior year's race was largely marginalized by class, but probably more by nationality, as Roderick A. Ferguson states in his excerpt "Race. Queer formations are excepted when one is white but not queers of color. According to freedom's relation to unfreedom to modern ethics, different permutation of morality continue to shape social formations (Roderick A. Ferguson). To Emmitt Till, a 14 year old African American teenager, I find that this was and still is the case in the year of 2013. I won't go into detail of how this young boy on vacation was damaged, but his murder and the trial became largely energy serge for moral courage, that Mrs. Park's used along with other ill treatment's she experienced to stand her ground. The Emmett Till case was a spark for a new generation to commit their lives to social change; as stated by historian Robin Kelley. Robin Kelley also states that the case was not just about the murder of a teenage boy, but about transforming the south so that no one would have to die like Mr. Till. Civil rights activists used the murder of Emmett Till as a rallying cry for civil rights protest, transforming a monstrous crime into a springboard for justice. The Montgomery Bus Boycott followed closely on the heels of the case. This site adds to this platform the importance of understanding how history can spark reactions in our society, and further shape our society. Heidi Beckles

This article beautifully highlights the life of Rosa Parks and provides background information on both her life and the image in question. This article provides a story and a narrative of the life of Rosa Parks and how she triumphed and advanced the civil rights movement and her legacy remains everlasting today and for the future. The site provides background information on the image that we observed in this unit as it includes it within the context of the story and provides the information in that the image was a staged portrait for Look magazine of Rosa Parks in front of a bus in December of 1956. The finding represents the notion of both femininity and the impact of the civil rights movement.

This article is a very important article that helps cover and highlight both the influence that Rosa Parks had on the civil rights movement but most importantly helps answer the question as to who the man was behind Rosa Parks in the timeless image that we have been analyzing in this unit. This site and article is especially useful in exploring the image in question as the entire article helps to highlight and explain the image in question. As the article notes, the man in the image is not a segregationist as some may assume to be, but rather is Nicholas C. Chriss who was a reporter working at the time in covering the Civil Rights movement. Details of Mr. Chriss and the meaning of the picture is detailed and explained throughout the article.

This website provides more context and background to the infamous moment on the Montgomery bus captured in the initial image shown. The lore states that Parks refused to give up the seat because her feet were tired after a long day of working but in reality, she was aware of plans of local activists to challenge the bus laws. Her arrest propelled the civil rights movement forward and resulted in a year long bus boycott. This website presents Rosa Parks angle differently than most others tend to. It's interesting to see her described as a part of the movement as opposed to someone who just happened to be somewhere.

This entry is specifically for the first section of a long report. This section gives useful background information of what America was encountering during this time period with respect to women's rights, civil rights, and lgbt rights in the 1970's. I appreciated the basic information provided revolving around famous protests that are now often discussed when discussing civil rights and feminism in the 1970's. This source helps provide context to the photograph in that it informs you about the cultural climate of society around the time this photograph was taken.

In the 1970s, people have came together to raise awareness of gay and lesbian issues. These groups have struggled for civil rights by exercising their freedom of speech at places such as National Mall and Memorial Parks. on June 27, 1969 in New York City, when police attempted to raid a gay bar, enforcing state or city laws that restricted most behavior and dress for lesbians and homosexuals. That night the customers of Stonewall Inn, a bar on Christopher Street, fought back for personal rights in a riot that became symbolic for civil rights. Many consider this event the beginning of the gay rights movement. The article relates to the image as Donna Gottschalk was a lesbian feminist fighting for gay rights as well as women equality.

A summarized timeline of the civil rights movement. This website summarizes the steps that lead to desegregation in America. From the "Brown decision" in 1954 to the voting acts right in 1965. Included in this online exhibit is a short summary of Rosa Parks and the role she played toward desegregation. The summary includes the actual news paper article that discusses her arrest and charges that day. This website also includes detailed photos and summaries of other historical events taking place relative to the civil rights movements.

This site is a publication in which uses an excerpt from the book Free At Last: The U.S. Civil Rights Movement. This excerpt focuses on Rosa Parks, who's also known as the Mother of Civil Rights. This site provides us with a brief biography of Rosa's life. It speaks of her role in Montgomery Bus Boycott and what shaped her as a child to become a quiet activist. Later in life, Parks was acknowledged and presented with an award by President Bill Clinton. When Parks died in 2005, her body was approved by Congress to rotunda of the US Capitol. Parks is the first women, second black person, and the 31st person granted this honor.