Re: The end of the line.


"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



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