[Diva Betsy Ross]

I meant to comment upon your post earlier and got sidetracked. I understand how you feel, but this is how I look at it: I studied the civil rights movement and all of the players for an entire year when I was in college going for my degree in Social Work. None of players were really squeaky clean or perfect human beings-some of them had dubious political involvements- some of them I would disagree with philosophically. BUT there are no other people who are perfect or with whom I would agree with on everything.

IMO Dr. King was a great leader-(and I get flamed every MLK day for saying it) and he and Rosa Parks were doing the right thing with their involvement.

Bottom line for me is that we could not claim to be a free country when we had citizens and human beings beings living here who were denied rights, who were treated unequally and who were prevented from attempting the American dream.

Someone had to stand up and push.

If it were me or my family who were denied the things these people were denied- I would have pushed too...I give Rosa Parks the respect she is due for doing the right thing under what must have been great stress. May she rest in peace.

[naden25]

I still question motives. I think that it's important to do so, regardless of outcomes. One also has to question the way events are presented. No one is squeaky clean, but stories are often changed to present a particular point of view. This includes the civil rights and Rosa Parks.