Actually, that is a myth. Several blacks on the bus were told to give up their seats and when a white man told the driver he wanted hers, she refused to give it up. Rosa Parks was already a member of the NAACP at the time. When she refused to get out of her seat, it wasn't only because she was tired. Several blacks on the bus were told to give up their seats and when a white man told the driver he wanted hers, she refused to give it up. (Besides, a man ordering a woman to get up so HE can sit is just tyrannical anyway, tired or not). She didn't think, rightly so, that she should have to move. The driver called the police who told her if she did not move, she would be arrested. "So then, arrest me," was her reply. She said her decision to remain seated, defying the rules, was based on dignity and decency, but she did not intend to be the catalyst for what followed. Immediately following the incident and subsequent arrest, the bus boycott was started. Since 70% of the bus ridership was black, it was a major incident which came to the attention of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. The boycott lasted 382 days, a suit was brought challenging the constitutionality of Alabama's segregation laws, which were struck down by the Supreme Court in 1956, paving the way for the national civil rights movement.jamesrage said:Rosa parks just refused to get out of her seat because she was tired.Her ties to the civil rights group is what got her attention.There were proably other black people during that time who refused to leave their seat and the only thing they most likely got was a jail sentence and a a beating.
Orignally posted by ngdawg
Rosa Parks was already a member of the NAACP at the time.
Well said! I agree!FinnMacCool said:She is a hero. She is what instigated the civil rights movement. She started a revolution and really it was a revolution cause it brought change. And she did it non violently.
Oh yeah and why would american soldiers be heroes but not Rosa Parks? Do you have to shoot people in order to fit the criteria of being a hero? No you don't.
Originally Posted by 26 X World Champs
I'm always ashamed of some Americans who are so full of $hit that they make up things to make their point in this community! How anyone can write that Rosa Parks was created by the media is astounding.
The level of stupidity / paranoia necessary to write that media created a true American legend is beyond comprehension.
Here's on example from today in this thread:jamesrage said:Who are these people spreading rumors?
Binary_Digit said:I vote "other". Build a memorial in Alabama and bury her there.
Oh yeah, jamesrage, if it was up to you, you would probably rather have buses segregated. Give credit where it is due, she accomplished a whole lot more than you ever will.
jamesrage said:Rosa parks just refused to get out of her seat because she was tired.Her ties to the civil rights group is what got her attention.There were proably other black people during that time who refused to leave their seat and the only thing they most likely got was a jail sentence and a a beating.
jamesrage said:Obviously you failed miserably to read the part where I said the ones who deserve the attention where the ones who were not affiliated with any civll rights group.In other words the average black person in that time who more than likely got sent to jail and more than likely the got the snot beat out of him or her,those are the ones who deserve the attention.You honestly beleave Rosa Parks was the first black person to refuse to give up her seat?
Of course you are liberal so naturally you want to paint anyone with different views as a racist or bigot.
HTColeman said:I call it as I see it, most of your posts seem to resent minorities, muslims, poor who happen to be minorities, etc.
Rosa Parks was one of the first and the only one who sparked national change, she had sat in the white section before in 1943, before she got arrested for it in 1955. And yes, there were others that they even took to court, Irene Morgan was one of them. But Rosa Parks was known for being a good citizen in Montgomery, and her case led to the questioning of all segregation. And furthermore, afterwards, she didn't just let it go, she continued to speak out and lost her job because of it, her husband also lost his job. But she kept on speaking out, not many would speak out. And she was not a tired seamstress, she said she was "tired of giving in".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_parks
alphamale said:Naahh - Parks merely performed a small act of resistance, (and probably millions of such small acts were occuring at the time) and it happened to be the incident that MLK picked up on and organized the boycott - she didn't. She's no hero.
A person noted for feats of courage or nobility of purpose, especially one who has risked or sacrificed his or her life
"Actually no one can understand the action of Mrs. Parks unless he realizes that eventually the cup of endurance runs over, and the human personality cries out, 'I can take it no longer.' "
A person noted for feats of courage or nobility of purpose, especially one who has risked or sacrificed his or her life
Originally Posted by HTColeman
I call it as I see it, most of your posts seem to resent minorities, muslims, poor who happen to be minorities, etc.
Originally Posted by HTColeman
Rosa Parks was one of the first and the only one who sparked national change, she had sat in the white section before in 1943, before she got arrested for it in 1955. And yes, there were others that they even took to court, Irene Morgan was one of them. But Rosa Parks was known for being a good citizen in Montgomery, and her case led to the questioning of all segregation. And furthermore, afterwards, she didn't just let it go, she continued to speak out and lost her job because of it, her husband also lost his job. But she kept on speaking out, not many would speak out. And she was not a tired seamstress, she said she was "tired of giving in".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_parks
Yeah she was a model citizen,but I find it hard to beleave that she was the only model citizen who was sick of the system.In 1943, when Rosa Rosa Parks actually joined the NAACP, her involvement with the organization became even greater.
Deegan...you and I rarely agree, but this time I agree with you 100%! Good post, well said, right on.Deegan said:I think she deserves to be laid there, not just because she was a hero, but because she should be remembered, what she fought for should be remembered, always. I am sure Rosa would say that it's the struggle that should be most remembered, not her, but she was very modest. I thought it was quite a special honor, and I think it did the country a lot of good, this will just add to that, I hope.
alphamale said:She didn't risk her life - she paid a fine and went home.
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