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seamstress – woman who sews, especially as a job fare – the money a passenger on public transport has to pay notoriously – famous for some bad deed segregated – separated vacate – leave open hauled her off – pulled/dragged her off with force resistance – action of resisting; firm standing against boycott – refusal to use the buses unconstitutional – against the law frail – weak and delicate chanted – rhythmic speaking or singing of words stooped over her – bent forwards and downwards (over her)
momentum Then another Montgomery woman, Jo Ann Gibson Robinson, heard of Rosa’s arrest. As a campaigner for better bus services for blacks, she photocopied thousands of urging blacks not to use the buses the following Monday - the day of Rosa’s hearing. She too lost her job. A young church minister stepped
forward and offered to lead the boycott. His name was Martin Luther King Jnr, the man who would become a legend in the American civil rights struggle. The boycott continued as thousands of blacks walked to work and they kept walking - every day for almost a year until the US Supreme Court ruled on 13 November 1956 that segregation on the buses was unconstitutional.
Rosa steals the show On a visit to South Africa US civil rights leader Reverend Jesse Jackson said,
Bus boycotts gather
‘Rosie sat down in order that we might stand up. Her imprisonment opened the doors for our long journey to freedom.’ Nelson Mandela also regarded Rosa as a hero. Four months after his release from prison he visited the US and went to Detroit, where Rosa had moved, to see her. When Mandela appeared on the aircraft steps and waved, his eyes scanned the crowd and spotted Rosa, a frail woman with white hair in plaits, sitting in a wheelchair. Walking over to her he chanted her name out loud, ‘Ro- sa Parks, Ro-sa Parks.’ Then Mandela stooped over her and they just held each other - and quiet little Rosa stole the show.
After she died peacefully in her sleep in 2005, at the age of 92, South African cartoonist Zapiro produced a drawing clouds and heading for heaven. The caption read, ‘Welcome to Ms Rosa Parks… sit anywhere… .’
(612 words) By Stan Pitso (Adapted from You)
God has always given me the strength to say what is right. ROSA PARKS
http://www.biography.com/people/rosa-parks-9433715 PRESS 1.
Is the title Bus ride to Freedom an example of literal or figurative language? Give a reason for your answer.
To honour To describe To entertain
2. Te purpose of this text is not only to inform. Choose another purpose from the list below and give a reason for your choice. A B C
D To educate
3. Explain why the blurb helps us to better understand what the text is about.
4. Say whether the article is an example of FACTUAL or FICTIONAL writing. Motivate your answer.
5. Say whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE. Motivate your answer by quoting from the passage. 5.1 Te story involves a bus seat that has great significance.
7. Why can we say that Rosa suffered double punishment? 8. What were Rosa’s parents’ occupations?
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5.2 Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat because she was tired. (3) 6. When and where did this incident happen?
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