Rosa Parks by Nikki Giovanni

Read the poem over several times. Read for detail and for the meaning of the poem as a whole as well as its representation of key elements of the civil rights struggles of the 1950s and 1060s. Carefully select an article from the internet: print it, read it, and use it to write your answer. Use your best judgment in picking an article that is accurate, objective and factual, and detailed. Part of your grade for this assignment comes from the quality of your selection. Be sure to include a link to the electronic article you used to write your answer at the bottom of your essay. Focus on the most relevant information in your chosen article and answer your question. In writing your answer, do not just summarize your article, use it to explain, interpret, and understand the poem overall as well as answer the question assigned to you. Your answer must be about 500 words, or about two double-spaced pages, in length. An additional question to be answered by all: What connections can you make between this poem and the events it describes and our current situation in the United States? Write at least two detailed paragraphs as your answer. Why is the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters significant to Black American history? What is important about its leader, A. Phillip Randolph "who organized when people said they couldn't?