The Struggles of Rosa ParksMany struggle throughout their lives to overcome overwhelming chaos. Rosa Parks was one of these many people. Rosa Parks overcame inequality by not letting racial judgment control what she did or how she thought, fighting for her rights and living to tell and share her struggles so others could learn. When Parks was a little girl, she chose many things. One of which was his grandfather's actions. Rosa Park's grandfather was very light-skinned and was often mistaken for white, although he strongly disliked white men as he was born a slave and had worked on plantations. So, his grandfather used his light skin to his advantage, called white men by name and reached out and shook their hands, which at the time was a huge sign of disrespect because those actions showed that he and his white men were equal. This way Rosa's grandfather could have been arrested and most likely killed, but her grandfather didn't seem to care (Schraff 13). This shows that Rosa Park's grandfather was something of a role model for her. The fact that he tricked white men into treating him as an equal helped instill in Rosa the mindset that she too could be an equal if she persevered through all the racial inequality and judgment she was yet to encounter later in his life. When Rosa was older, and a grown woman, times had changed. Blacks and whites were not yet equal, but the beginning of segregation had just begun. So, after Miss Parks McKnight 2 had had a long day of work and Christmas shopping, she boarded bus 2857 (Fradin 19). In Miss Park's day there were Jim Crow laws that applied to buses, which meant that blacks had to sit in the designated area which was... middle of the paper... country. Rosa Parks made a huge difference in the United States that allowed many opportunities for people like African American athletes and President Obama and many others so that the country can continue to grow and have more equal opportunities for all. McKnight 6Jada McKnightMiss SetserEnglish 9H1 April 2014Works CitedFradin, Dennis B. The Montgomery Bus Boycott. New York: Benchmark Marshall Cavendish, 2010. Print.Garrow, David J. “Parks, Rosa Louise.” Advanced World Book. Book of the World, 2014.Web. March 29, 2014. "Rosa Parks Biography." Successful Academy. NP, March 5, 2014. Web. March 18, 2014. Schraff, Anne. ROSA PARKS “Tired of Giving In” Berkeley Heights: Enslow, 2005. Print.