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A Seat At The Front Of The Bus

Tom Gordon of the Birmingham (Ala.) News has perhaps the best Rosa Parks obituary of all the ones I've read. It's frank, honest and inclusive.

On the afternoon of Dec. 1, Mrs. Parks and three other black passengers were told to move to the back after whites had filled the front of the bus and a white man needed a seat. While the other three blacks in the row with Mrs. Parks moved to the back, she did not. Two police officers came to arrest her, and one asked her why she did not move.

"Why do you all push us around?" she replied.

Read the whole thing.

A friend of mine today summed Rosa Parks' legacy and heavenly rewards up in one sentence: "Today, she's sitting in the front of the bus." Ride on, you great woman, ride on.

2 comments Jake McCafferty last posted at 6:28 PM
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2 Comments:

it is sad when we lose someone so wonderful. It is inspiring to know that this woman stood up against the system, and inspired a movement. Can we say idol?

RIP Rosa.

By Anonymous, at 9:56 PM

Who would have ever thought that a petite little woman like Rosa Parks could cause suck a big stir, and could provide the face of the modern human rights campaign. She truly was amazing!

By Matt S., at 7:08 AM