You are an African American and you live in the United States of America. The night of December 1, 1955, you receive a flyer printed by Jo Ann Robinson in which you can read a story that has changed the story of the USA and of the African American ethnic group. This is what it is written on the flyer:
"Another woman has been arrested and thrown in jail because she refused to get up out of her seat on the bus for a white person to sit down.
It is the second time since the Claudette Colvin case that a Negro
woman has been arrested for the same thing. This has to be stopped.
Negroes have rights too, for if Negroes did not ride the buses, they could not operate.
Three-fourths of the riders are Negro, yet we are arrested, or have to stand over empty seats. If we do not do something to stop these arrests,
they will continue. The next time it may be you, or your daughter,
or mother. This woman's case will come up on Monday. We are,
therefore, asking every Negro to stay off the buses Monday in
protest of the arrest and trial. Don't ride the buses to work, to
town, to school, or anywhere on Monday. You can afford to stay
out of school for one day if you have no other way to go except
by bus. You can also afford to stay out of town for one day. If you
work, take a cab, or walk. But please, children and grown-ups,
don't ride the bus at all on Monday. Please stay off all buses Monday."
It is the second time since the Claudette Colvin case that a Negro
woman has been arrested for the same thing. This has to be stopped.
Negroes have rights too, for if Negroes did not ride the buses, they could not operate.
Three-fourths of the riders are Negro, yet we are arrested, or have to stand over empty seats. If we do not do something to stop these arrests,
they will continue. The next time it may be you, or your daughter,
or mother. This woman's case will come up on Monday. We are,
therefore, asking every Negro to stay off the buses Monday in
protest of the arrest and trial. Don't ride the buses to work, to
town, to school, or anywhere on Monday. You can afford to stay
out of school for one day if you have no other way to go except
by bus. You can also afford to stay out of town for one day. If you
work, take a cab, or walk. But please, children and grown-ups,
don't ride the bus at all on Monday. Please stay off all buses Monday."
This story is the story of ROSA PARKS, the story of the struggle against racial segregation.
What did Rosa Parks do ? What are the consequences of this event ?
It is through webquest that you and your classmates are going to learn what happened in the USA on December 1, 1955.
