[Tublecane]

“In 1955, Rosa Parks took on the whole system of Jim Crow by refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus.”

Why do we believe in silly myths like this? She didn’t take on the system. Other people did it in her name. I’m sure all she wanted to do was sit down.

[sionnsar]

“In 1955, Rosa Parks took on the whole system of Jim Crow by refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus.”
Why do we believe in silly myths like this? She didn’t take on the system. Other people did it in her name. I’m sure all she wanted to do was sit down.

Under the circumstances of the time, I really doubt that *all* she wanted was to sit down. That may have been the driver, but this was an act that defied existing law. There were likely other such acts, but this one took spark.

OTOH, I could be persuaded: Can you back up your surmise that all she wanted was to sit down and nothing more? Given the high profile of the situation there must be countervailing documentation.

[gatechie]

She didn’t take on the system. Other people did it in her name. I’m sure all she wanted to do was sit down.

I thought she was a secretary for the NAACP - and an activist. That she was hand picked for her age / gender and knew what going to transpire when took that "stand" (irony intended).

Can anyone else verify that?