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Civil Rights Pioneer Rosa Parks Dead At 92
ClickOnDetroit ^
| October 24 2005
Posted on 10/24/2005 6:58:25 PM PDT by jmc1969
Civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks has died, Local 4 has learned.
Parks, 92, reportedly died around 7 p.m. Monday at St. John Hospital on Detroit's east side.
Parks' refusal to give up her bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, Ala., in 1955 landed her in jail and sparked a bus boycott that is considered the start of the modern civil rights movement. The bus is on display at the Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn.
Parks, was born on Feb. 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Ala. She lived in Detroit.
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KEYWORDS: black; obituary; rosaparks
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To: HHKrepublican_2
She was treated like a sub-human by many white people for much of her life. I'm will to understand why she may be a little bitter and give her the benefit of the doubt.
A brave and decent woman, our country is a better place for her having lived in it.
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posted on
10/24/2005 7:19:33 PM PDT
by
Private_Sector_Does_It_Better
(The UN did such a great job with Oil for Food in Iraq, let's let them run the whole country)
To: jmc1969
Nothing on Drudge yet....
To: Welsh Rabbit
She was a great woman, but I wonder why she picked Detroit to retire? Even into the 70's, Detroit had a lot going for it. It really started going downhill around 1975 or so.
To: mhking; Trueblackman
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posted on
10/24/2005 7:21:55 PM PDT
by
Christian4Bush
("A gov't big enough to give you all you want is a gov' big enough to take all you have." G.Ford)
To: jmc1969
RIP. She did more for civil rights than Jessie ever did.
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posted on
10/24/2005 7:22:38 PM PDT
by
umgud
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To: billorites
"I don't think she ever fed upon or profited from her celebrity."
Someone who did something because it was right, not because there was a news crew nearby.
Those who use her name (in vain, mostly) might profit by her example.
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posted on
10/24/2005 7:23:05 PM PDT
by
decal
(Mother Nature and Real Life are conservatives; the Progs have never figured this out.)
To: jmc1969
The front seat of the bus to upstairs is waiting for that fine lady.
To: billorites
I don't think she ever fed upon or profited from her celebrity.True, poignant observation.
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posted on
10/24/2005 7:23:38 PM PDT
by
quantim
(I just reek of the antithesis of liberalism. They smell me and scatter like rats.)
To: jmc1969; StarFan; Dutchy; alisasny; BobFromNJ; BUNNY2003; Cacique; Clemenza; Coleus; cyborg; ...
Rosa was one courageous lady. May she rest in peace...
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posted on
10/24/2005 7:23:42 PM PDT
by
nutmeg
("We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." - Hillary Clinton 6/28/04)
To: jmc1969
Good heavens... I honestly didn't know that she was still alive.
She certainly showed that one small person can be a huge player in an entire century of human history.
50
posted on
10/24/2005 7:23:55 PM PDT
by
Ramius
(Buy blades for war fighters: freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net --> 900 knives and counting!)
To: jmc1969
One of the greats. Nothing but respect for the lady.
To: jmc1969
A true hero. May God rest her soul.
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posted on
10/24/2005 7:24:00 PM PDT
by
ohioWfan
(Take comfort, Friend George, God is with thee!)
To: oprahstheantichrist; jmc1969
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posted on
10/24/2005 7:24:43 PM PDT
by
quantim
(I just reek of the antithesis of liberalism. They smell me and scatter like rats.)
To: jmc1969
This country needs more people who will stand up for their beliefs and convictions.
She was a role model to us all.
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posted on
10/24/2005 7:25:22 PM PDT
by
msnimje
(The "Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations" makes its way to Supreme Court nominations.)
To: quantim
Peace be with her. I met her and other family members when I worked only a block away from Rosa Parks Blvd. which I traveled daily to my job where I met her. When I dated my ex-wife in 1977, she was 19 and worked for St. Agnes Parish on 12th Street (now Rosa Parks Blvd). I used to spend all my free time hanging out there. I never went to church as much as I did back then.
To: jmc1969
She stood up for her God-given rights in the face of overwhelming odds. In other words, an American.
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posted on
10/24/2005 7:25:26 PM PDT
by
Arkinsaw
To: jmc1969
Rest in peace, courageous lady.
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posted on
10/24/2005 7:25:53 PM PDT
by
PilloryHillary
(Government is the only enterprise in the world which expands in size when its failures increase.)
To: Sir_Humphrey
RIP Rosa- a true American hero
Ditto. Most people forget, Rosa stood up against GOVERMENT sanctioned discrimination.
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posted on
10/24/2005 7:26:12 PM PDT
by
MNJohnnie
(I'll try to be NICER, if you will try to be SMARTER!.......Water Buckets UP!)
To: jmc1969
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posted on
10/24/2005 7:27:16 PM PDT
by
mafree
To: nutmeg
So sorry to hear that. May she rest in peace.
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