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BLACK FACT OF THE DAY for Sunday, December 01, 2002 In 1955, On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to change seats on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus. On December 5, blacks began a boycott of the bus system, which continued until shortly after December 13, 1956, when the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed bus segregation in the city. | |
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...dayum...that was only 47 yrs ago??
Well...better late than never. "...because no-one gets there alone." - "...I like the floor. It's the only thing that seems real." | |
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A proud day for the black community and the civil rights movement. [This message was edited Sun Dec 1 17:24:54 PST 2002 by korovyov] BY THE POWER INVESTED IN ME BY GOD ALL NEGATIVITY BOWS | |
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SexLovely said: [color=blue:4929eefd2a:b138cb7c00]...dayum...that was only 47 yrs ago??
Well...better late than never. That's what i've been saying.This stuff didn't happen a million years ago.That's alittle over one generation.That's why the struggle still goes on because everybody thinks it ia long in the past.We got alot of work to go in the U.S. and the world period. | |
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The bus was at the civil rights institution in Birmingham, Alabama not too long ago. If any of you are traveling south, I recommend you to pay a visit to the civil rights institution in Birmingham. _______________________________________________________________________________________ You can hate me for who I am, cuz I won't be something that i'm not. | |
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BlackMiles said: In 1955, On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to change seats on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus. On December 5, blacks began a boycott of the bus system, which continued until shortly after December 13, 1956, when the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed bus segregation in the city.
--- I read or heard somewhere that the whole incident with Rosa Parks was staged by the Civil Rights movement to kick off the boycott and arouse the public, that she didn't really want to give up her seat because she was tired, but she was told not to give up her seat to get the movement jump-started. Either way, I'm glad it happened. | |
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AUG.20, 1955
i was born see how i changed the course of history in such a short time on this earth, and look at us now... SUPERSONIC JETS and shit!!! I AM King BAD a.k.a. BAD,
YOU EITHER WANNA BE ME, OR BE JUST LIKE ME  ™ | |
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00769BAD said: AUG.20, 1955
i was born see how i changed the course of history in such a short time on this earth, and look at us now... SUPERSONIC JETS and shit!!! xoxoxoxo  Oh shit, my hat done fell off | |
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doeineffect said: I read or heard somewhere that the whole incident with Rosa Parks was staged by the Civil Rights movement to kick off the boycott and arouse the public, that she didn't really want to give up her seat because she was tired, but she was told not to give up her seat to get the movement jump-started. Either way, I'm glad it happened. Actually there had been at least three other women who refused to give up their seat prior to Rosa Parks. It was believed by the members of the community however, that Ms. Parks' case represented the best opportunity to challenge bus segregation because her reputation was unassailable. Even though the plans for the response to her refusing to give up her seat were well in place to kick off the boycott, I don't think it's entirely accurate to call it "staged" as there were quite a few women and men (all of them) who on any given day, would have easily refused to give up their seat. Refusing to give up the seat was not staged, but the reaction to what happened was well planned. As such, Rosa Parks actually deserves more credit--she is not simply some old woman who was just too tired to give up her seat--she was an organizer and her efforts, combined with her colleagues, successfully jump started the anti-racist campaigns for desegregation in the South. "That...magic, the start of something revolutionary-the Minneapolis Sound, we should cherish it and not punish prince for not being able to replicate it."-Dreamshaman32 | |
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NuPwrSoul said: doeineffect said: I read or heard somewhere that the whole incident with Rosa Parks was staged by the Civil Rights movement to kick off the boycott and arouse the public, that she didn't really want to give up her seat because she was tired, but she was told not to give up her seat to get the movement jump-started. Either way, I'm glad it happened. Actually there had been at least three other women who refused to give up their seat prior to Rosa Parks. It was believed by the members of the community however, that Ms. Parks' case represented the best opportunity to challenge bus segregation because her reputation was unassailable. Even though the plans for the response to her refusing to give up her seat were well in place to kick off the boycott, I don't think it's entirely accurate to call it "staged" as there were quite a few women and men (all of them) who on any given day, would have easily refused to give up their seat. Refusing to give up the seat was not staged, but the reaction to what happened was well planned. As such, Rosa Parks actually deserves more credit--she is not simply some old woman who was just too tired to give up her seat--she was an organizer and her efforts, combined with her colleagues, successfully jump started the anti-racist campaigns for desegregation in the South. 
She's an incredible lady -- she lives here in Detroit. Wasn't it just a few years ago that the bus was found on some farmland somewhere? I don't know if the Smithsonian bought it or if it was Henry Ford Museum here in Dearborn, Mi that got it (my bad.) Does anyone know? | |
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