I haven't posted here much these days - but I felt I just had to, once I heard the news.
Rosa Parks has died.
The following is an excerpt from the Reuters website (see below):
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/24/parks.obit/index.html?section=cnn_topstories
http://today.reuters.com/news/NewsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2005-10-25T034654Z_01_HO508630_RTRUKOC_0_US-PARKS.xml
http://www.time.com/time/time100/heroes/profile/parks01.html
DETROIT (Reuters) - Rosa Parks, the black seamstress whose refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus to a white man sparked a revolution in American race relations, died on Monday. The U.S. civil rights pioneer was 92.
Shirley Kaigler, Parks' lawyer, said she died while taking a nap early on Monday evening surrounded by a small group of friends and family members.
"She just fell asleep and didn't wake up," Kaigler said.
I'm not one for flowery prose, but I do know the debt we owe for her defiance fifty years ago.
Rest In Peace, Rosa - my sincere condolences to your family and friends.
Last edited on Tuesday October 25th, 2005 07:02 by Hitman2005
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