I wish to offer my sincere sympathies to the family and friends of civil rights icon Rosa Parks, who died on Monday at age 92. I chose the image at the right because it seemed ironic, yet fitting in dignified respect to her unsought notoriety. Rosa Parks will always be remembered for her refusal to move to the back of the bus to make room for 'whites', on a fateful day, December 1st, 1955. Her arrest, incarceration, and trial catalyzed the black community into solidarity, catapulting Martin Luther King Jr. to the national scene, and resulting in the 381 day Montgomery Bus Boycott that ended when the laws legalizing segregation were lifted.
The actions of Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr., among many others were instrumental for many recognizing the absurdity that is racism.
B. Drew Moynihan
Publisher
BAM 2 Media
Rosa Parks wasn't only a icon for blacks. She was a icon for everyone. To stand up for what you belive in. She belived that since he was a white male he shouldn't have special privileges. Just like in todays world. People shouldn't have special privileges because of race or religion or even finacial.
*Editor Note: I agree with you whole heartedly. -Drew Moynihan, Publisher
Posted by: Chris | Tuesday, February 28, 2006 at 02:46 PM