What did people say about Rosa Parks in 1955 ?

[steve2470]

I know they called her nasty names. Besides those, what did they say ?

[steve2470]

1. any takers ?

:-) Thank you in advance.

[racaulk]

2. Check this thread

Some RNC talking points about Rosa Parks...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4317480

[H2O Man]

3. The Southern Poverty Law Center

has a wonderful film on Rosa Parks. It is made for school children, but it is of great interest for any adult interested in her struggle. The hatred being directed towards Cindy Sheehan is much the same as was directed at Rosa. They are cut of the same cloth.

Your connecting Cindy and Rosa is one of the most important points I've seen made in a long time. Thank you for that.

[steve2470]

5. Sure. Thank you for all of your hard work for great causes nt

[steve2470]

4. Rosa Parks worked for John Conyers, too cool

On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Parks refused to obey a public bus driver's orders to move to the back of the bus to make extra seats for whites. Rosa was tired of being treated as a second-class citizen and stood firmly. She was arrested, tried, and convicted for disorderly conduct and for violating a local ordinance.


The very next night, 50 leaders of the African-American community, headed by a relatively unknown minister (Martin Luther King, Jr.) gathered to discuss the proper actions to be taken after Mrs. Parks arrest. What ensued next was the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The entire black community boycotted public buses for 381 days. Dozens of public buses stood idle for months until the law legalizing segregation in public buses was lifted. This event helped spark many other protests against segregation. In helping in this boycott, Rosa Parks helped make her fellow Americans aware of the history of the civil rights struggle.

In 1956 Parks's case ultimately resulted in United States Supreme Court's ruling that segregated bus service was unconstitutional.

Afterwards, Parks became an icon of the civil rights movement. She moved to Detroit in the early 1960s and served on the staff of U. S. Representative John Conyers (D-Michigan) from 1965 until 1988. She continues to reside in Detroit.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_Parks

[Synnical]

6. Some items from the Montgomery Advertiser 1956

Letter to the Ed, Ad for book called, ""Declaration of Segregation ". It's pretty ugly, so I won't post any of it here, but this is the link:

http://home.att.net/~reniqua/whiteandopposition.html