3 act of defiance lands woman in jail

4 rosa parks, an african-american woman, was arrested on december 1, 1955, after refusing to give up her seat on a bus and move to the designated section of the bus in montgomery, alabama. this was not the first incident involving african americans fighting for equal rights. more and more african americans were fighting back against the laws that segregated whites and blacks.

5 newspapers had been covering incidents such as these for many years now and beatrice was enthralled by reading about how the country was evolving. she felt a sense of empowerment after perusing these articles. she wanted to write as eloquently as the journalists at the newspaper, and she wanted to inspire others through her own writing. furthermore, she wanted to make a difference in the civil rights movement—just as rosa parks and others did.

what is beatrice studying?