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The Story of Rosa Parks


My name Rosa Parks and I'm here to tell my story About this boycott that happened in Montgomery I got on the bus because I was really, really beat And this white man told me to get out of his seat I told him “Man you don’t want no beef” So then he got a phone and called the police They got me off the bus and I did some jail time After I got out I had to pay a fine Then I met a man named Dr. King And he said he would support my thing We thought about it all day in silence And he said “Let’s fight, but not with violence” Civil Rights are what we all need We have them so we can succeed But back then it wasn’t like that They made African Americans sit in the back Everyone protesting and trying to help Them prejudice policemen just thought of themselves So, NO we are not going fight, But we better get our CIVIL RIGHTS!
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