The end of the line.

Rosa Parks, exemplar of quiet grace, dignity and courage got off the bus for
the last time yesterday.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/25/par...cnn_topstories

Wolfgang

Wolfgang typed:
Rosa Parks, exemplar of quiet grace, dignity and courage got off the
bus for the last time yesterday.

That kind of courage and dignity is rarely found. RIP, Rosa.
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TL,
Tim
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http://css.sbcma.com/timj/

"Wolfgang" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
...
Rosa Parks, exemplar of quiet grace, dignity and courage got off the bus
for the last time yesterday.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/25/par...cnn_topstories

Wolfgang

Absolutely magnificent what a single determined person can achieve. Ought to
be required reading in every school in the world.

TL
MC

"Mike Connor" wrote ...

"Wolfgang"
Rosa Parks, exemplar of quiet grace, dignity and courage got off the bus
for the last time yesterday.



Absolutely magnificent what a single determined person can achieve. Ought
to be required reading in every school in the world.

TL
MC


Yes.

But don't forget that Mrs. Parks was not the first person to challenge the
seating rules. Others had filed suit and won in regards to interstate
travel. Her case, which was taken by the NAACP (where she worked, BTW), was
simply chosen as the right case at the right time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_Parks

http://www.africanaonline.com/rosa_parks.htm

Don't get me wrong, she is still worthy of all the praise she received (and
will continue to receive), but the pageantry-version of her story is sorta
BS.

Dan

"Daniel-San" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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Don't get me wrong, she is still worthy of all the praise she received
(and will continue to receive), but the pageantry-version of her story is
sorta BS.

Dan

Yes, I am aware of that. Doubtless there were many such incidents. They were
all equally magnificent. Only one got the massive publicity.

TL
MC

Daniel-San typed:
"Mike Connor" wrote ...

"Wolfgang"
Rosa Parks, exemplar of quiet grace, dignity and courage got off
the bus for the last time yesterday.

Absolutely magnificent what a single determined person can achieve.
Ought to be required reading in every school in the world.

Yes. But don't forget that Mrs. Parks was not the first person to
challenge the seating rules. Others had filed suit and won in regards
to interstate travel. Her case, which was taken by the NAACP (where
she worked, BTW), was simply chosen as the right case at the right
time.
Don't get me wrong, she is still worthy of all the praise she
received (and will continue to receive), but the pageantry-version of
her story is sorta BS.

Maybe, but *I* would have probably given up my seat.
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TL,
Tim
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http://css.sbcma.com/timj/

"Tim J." wrote ...

snipola

Maybe, but *I* would have probably given up my seat.
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Agreed. I guess that's why she's worthy of the praise.

Dan

"Daniel-San" wrote in message
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"Tim J." wrote ...

snipola

Maybe, but *I* would have probably given up my seat.
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Agreed. I guess that's why she's worthy of the praise.

Dan

why, that's downright white of you, dan.

jesus.

wayno

Daniel-San wrote:

Don't get me wrong, she is still worthy of all the praise she received (and
will continue to receive), but the pageantry-version of her story is sorta
BS.

Dan

Not when you consider the physical courage and mental toughness it took
in refusing the order to give up her seat in 1955. She put herself in
great jeopardy of personal harm. Like Tim, put in the same position, I
would likely have given up my seat.

R.I.P. Rosa

"George Adams" wrote ...

Daniel-San wrote:

Don't get me wrong, she is still worthy of all the praise she received
(and
will continue to receive), but the pageantry-version of her story is
sorta
BS.

Dan

Not when you consider the physical courage and mental toughness it took
in refusing the order to give up her seat in 1955. She put herself in
great jeopardy of personal harm. Like Tim, put in the same position, I
would likely have given up my seat.

R.I.P. Rosa


Look, I'm not saying that she didn't do something that took courage. She
refused to give up her seat -- in direct contravention of both the law and
the bus driver there in her face. That took cojones, no doubt. I respect her
immensely for that. What I am saying is that she did not galvanize the civil
rights movement. The NAACP used her case as a rallying point. They had been
prepared to use other cases before Parks', but did not for one reason or
another (one was a 15 year old girl -- looked good until she turned out to
be pregnant). Parks being a woman of nearly impeccable charcter made for a
good rallying point. That's all I'm saying. Sure, absolutely she was a great
human being. As I said before, worthy of the praise she received. But if you
ask 'joe on the street' who she was, you'll get an answer along the lines of
"she started the civil rights movement." That is BS.

Dan