Goodbye Rosa Parks, and good rest
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Rosa Parks, a name that everyone in this country (the U.S.A.) should know well, passed away today (24 October 2005). News reports in my area just broke into the regular nightly news with a special bulletin on the death.
Ms. Parks was a great lady. An accidental pioneer for civil rights.
So many years ago when she refused to give up her seat on the bus it wasn't (at least according to the news reports, and her own story) because she was trying to send a message, it was because she was tired. She was worn out at the time, and simply wanted to sit and rest while riding the bus to her destination.
Her simple refusal to give up that seat became a monumental moment in history. It sparked a large part of the organized civil rights movement. Before that time there were perhaps sporadic protests and events, but after that event, and the boycotts and marches that followed, things could never and would (hopefully) never go back to the way they were before.
Ms. Parks is now worthy of being called a national hero. She was a (not meant as a slight, completely meant as a compliment) simple person who was just tired. Not a hero at the time, but definitely someone that became a hero and a symbol to all that got benefit of her simple act of courage - simply saying NO. NO! She would not give up her seat.
Ms. Parks I hope you find good rest in your next life.
Ms. Parks was a great lady. An accidental pioneer for civil rights.
So many years ago when she refused to give up her seat on the bus it wasn't (at least according to the news reports, and her own story) because she was trying to send a message, it was because she was tired. She was worn out at the time, and simply wanted to sit and rest while riding the bus to her destination.
Her simple refusal to give up that seat became a monumental moment in history. It sparked a large part of the organized civil rights movement. Before that time there were perhaps sporadic protests and events, but after that event, and the boycotts and marches that followed, things could never and would (hopefully) never go back to the way they were before.
Ms. Parks is now worthy of being called a national hero. She was a (not meant as a slight, completely meant as a compliment) simple person who was just tired. Not a hero at the time, but definitely someone that became a hero and a symbol to all that got benefit of her simple act of courage - simply saying NO. NO! She would not give up her seat.
Ms. Parks I hope you find good rest in your next life.
