There have been countless stories about Rosa Parks and her famous (or infamous) riding the bus story. I have read that there were other's who at some point did the same thing (refuse to give up a seat on the bus) that Parks did. I have always thought that history-making events happen exactly when they are supposed to. I think those who earlier refused to follow an age-old segregation law are to be commended. However, when Parks refused to move, it was the right time, she was the chosen one, the catalyst. If this had happened earlier, perhaps Martin Luther King would not have been ready to do what he had to do; perhaps the townspeople would have not been ready to walk, beg rides, do whatever it took to get to work, to church, to visit the sick, etc., for over one year. It's ironic that a woman who was arrested because she would not move to the rear of a bus, was given the highest honor by the White House. Rosa Parks coffin was in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda for viewing.
Yep! I think history-making events happen exactly when they are supposed to. We thank you Ms. Parks.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051031/ap_on_re_us/rosa_parks
http://teacher.scholastic.com/rosa/ http://www.grandtimes.com/rosa.html
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