I’m pretty sure you’re supposed to keep your love life off Blogs. But I can’t help it. I have to admit I have a life long crush on Rosa Parks.
I was reminded of that fact while writing the article Civil Rights violations at UPEI. There she was in the photo collage with Martin Luther King. It all came back.
In 1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus in Montgomery Alabama. The bus driver told her to sit at the back of the bus. She was arrested and her action started the Montgomery Bus Boycott which changed the way blacks were treated. Amazingly she protested the bus driver without any help or support.
In 1963, when I was listening to Bob Dylan and getting involved with civil rights ideas, the story of one brave girl, Rosa Parks, inspired me.
Rosa Parks went on to a life full of public service and civil rights work. She won numerous achievement awards. After he death at age 92, her body lay in the US Capital Rotunda, the first woman ever to achieve that honor. “Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, said that if it had not been for Rosa Parks, she would probably have never become the Secretary of State.” (Wikipedia)
I never met Rosa Parks but her lesson in courage stayed with my all my life. I was very touched by her injury when she was attacked and deeply saddened by her death. Seeing her picture or thinking about her bravery still makes me kinda weepy. What can I say.
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Thank You Miss Rosa, Neville Brothers
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