Rosa Parks, dead today at 92

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Godrockdj

24-10-2005 20:15:52

Very sad news. Here is an article [%3Dhttp%3A//www.freep.com/news/latestnews/pm6900_20051024.htm%26cid%3D0]article on her passing. May she rest in peace.

Allen626

24-10-2005 20:21:46

(. She was at the State of the Union this year I believe. Sad to hear it.

Retro

24-10-2005 20:24:10

Oh my gosh (
That's so sad

ajrock2000

24-10-2005 20:28:14

Why do I not know who she is? oops

Allen626

24-10-2005 20:29:28

Because you are stupid? She was the one that did not give up her seat for a white man in the front of the bus. Civil Rights Activist.

halfbreed

24-10-2005 20:43:43

To be honest I didn't even know she was still alive

johnjimjones

24-10-2005 20:56:23

[quote067d09ce30="halfbreed"]To be honest I didn't even know she was still alive[/quote067d09ce30]
Yeah same here, sorry to hear that.

Batman

24-10-2005 20:56:50

[quotea645f83f66="halfbreed"]To be honest I didn't even know she was still alive[/quotea645f83f66]
Me too.

tracemhunter

24-10-2005 21:05:13

have you not heard what cedric the entertainer said about her in barbershop?

halfbreed

24-10-2005 21:10:36

I've never seen barbershop, it looked like a shitty movie to me

Batman

24-10-2005 21:17:14

[quote38d323eae6="halfbreed"]I've never seen barbershop, it looked like a shitty movie to me[/quote38d323eae6]
I agree.

noojerz

24-10-2005 21:34:08

Rosa Parks was a good person, RIP.

drummer_kew_03

24-10-2005 21:39:18

I'm not gunna say what i think about it.

Allen626

24-10-2005 21:42:36

[quote5580f5686f="drummer_kew_03"]I'm not gunna say what i think about it.[/quote5580f5686f]

ok then do not post that you are not going to say it either

theysayjump

24-10-2005 21:42:46

[quote17a5306c81="drummer_kew_03"]I'm not gunna say what i think about it.[/quote17a5306c81]

Well then why even say that? You obviously have something to say about it so just say it.

Personally I think that what she did was amazing, but I wouldn't say she was a Civil Rights leader or anything like that, more of an icon and a hope for the world.

Either way it's sad cry

drummer_kew_03

24-10-2005 21:53:01

She was an icon and gave a lot of people hope, but what she did doesn't seem like a big deal.

theysayjump

24-10-2005 21:57:28

Have you heard of the Civil Rights movement? Segregation?

She basically sparked a revolution that allowed African-Americans to be treated somewhat as equally as white people in this country.

That's quite a big deal if you ask me shrug

Retro

24-10-2005 22:06:07

[quote755e304c09="drummer_kew_03"]She was an icon and gave a lot of people hope, but what she did doesn't seem like a big deal.[/quote755e304c09]

your statement is somwhat contradictory. if she was an icon and gave a lot of people hope I guess what she did was a big deal then.

halfbreed

24-10-2005 22:07:28

I believe what she did was amazing and took courage. But I have a strange feeling others did the same (maybe not on a bus but you know) just it wasn't made public or wasn't known like her situation was. But nevertheless she still was a great woman.

Daggoth

24-10-2005 22:09:34

[quote9ddbceb4ae="drummer_kew_03"]She was an icon and gave a lot of people hope, but what she did doesn't seem like a big deal.[/quote9ddbceb4ae]

Do you even know what you are talking about?

drummer_kew_03

24-10-2005 22:41:40

Yes, I know what i'm fucking talking about. What her actions led to was a big deal and did help spark the civil rights movement, but all she was sit on a bus. I know that it took courage, but as halfbreed said, i'm sure many other people did the same thing. I guess what i'm saying is Why do people act like she was the first person in the history of the US to stand up to black civil rights.

theysayjump

24-10-2005 22:43:42

People make a big deal out of it because of what came of it. If nothing happened about it then probably noone would know who she was.

It's the fact that her actions sparked a very big, serious and positive change in this country, that's why.

shamash

24-10-2005 22:44:27

it doesn't matter, she stood up and did something about the oppresion, and made it public and loud, and sparked the fire that brought (almost) equality to the US today.

and she will always be remembered for it

theysayjump

25-10-2005 02:31:46

[quote18df4d8bed="drummer_kew_03"]Yes, I know what i'm fucking talking about. What her actions led to was a big deal and did help spark the civil rights movement, but all she was sit on a bus. I know that it took courage, but as halfbreed said, i'm sure many other people did the same thing. I guess what i'm saying is [b18df4d8bed]Why do people act like she was the first person in the history of the US to stand up to black civil rights.[/b18df4d8bed][/quote18df4d8bed]

From the BBC

[quote18df4d8bed]Mrs Parks was not the first black Montgomery bus rider to be detained for refusing to give up a seat, but she was the first to challenge the law.[/quote18df4d8bed]

http//news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4373794.stm

Jake

25-10-2005 07:25:39

Sometimes, it takes one person to spark a massive movement which results in major change in society. In this case, it was Rosa Parks.

She did a lot for the disadvantaged people of this country. R.I.P.

h3x

25-10-2005 09:19:50

I'm a little jolted to hear of this.. I hope she rests in peace..

xXHasek99

25-10-2005 12:38:04

[quotef23b60c7b5="Allen626"]Because you are stupid? She was the one that did not give up her seat for a white man in the front of the bus. Civil Rights Activist.[/quotef23b60c7b5]

wtf... i never give up my seat for a white man in front of the bus... yet they call her CRA?!? not fair!!!