Comments on: Rosa Parks, 1913-2005

By: There’s Nothing to do Here

There’s Nothing to do Here — Thu, 27 Oct 2005 15:58:36 +0000

Rosa Parks, the woman who helped fire up the Montgomery Bus Boycott in December of 1955, died on Monday. There’s been a lot written about her life and work this week. I don’t have anything new to add, but I did want to mention today’s Roanoke Times story about Margie Jumper, a woman who also refused to give up her seat on a bus. Jumper’s incident took place in Roanoke in 1946, though, almost 10 years before Parks’ famous stand (or lack thereof).

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By: Jim C

Jim C — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 22:38:58 +0000

Great post LaShawn. God bless Rosa Parks and what she did that day. It brought about justice that was long overdue!!

Jim C

By: Bloggin Outloud

Bloggin Outloud — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 21:20:31 +0000

Setting the Stage for Rosa Parks

Many are the tributes to Rosa Parks today. But it is of import to remember the man who came before her: Homer Plessy.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 19:01:10 +0000

Thanks for the post on this subject La Shawn.
I think it is important to note that although most Americans today herald Ms. Parker’s courageous stand. At the time when all of this was happening she was considered a large number of Americans to be a trouble making radical. Even some of the more conservative of her own race. This is quite similar to the way Martin Luther King Jr. as well as Muhammad Ali. were viewed as opposed to how they are now viewed. It is amazing how time and outcome can transform the minds of people. I might add the popularity of a stance is not always the measure of the worthiness of a goal.

By: Will Wilkinson / The Fly Bottle

Will Wilkinson / The Fly Bottle — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 18:51:49 +0000

Leiter on the Morally Reprehensible

Injustice is not primarily a property of systems, but a property of judgments and other actions. I think it is safe to say that willful injustice is morally reprehensible. And so Brian Leiter’s ridiculous package-dealing smear against “conservatives,…

By: JB

JB — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 18:47:08 +0000

Rest in peace. This seemingly simple act of defiance inpsired generations of good people, black and white, to confront racism. Godspeed and God bless, Ms. Parks. We are a better nation for you and your simple act.

By: The Political Teen » Quick Hits 10/26

The Political Teen » Quick Hits 10/26 — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 18:18:49 +0000

[...] TODAY’S MUST READ: Rosa Parks, 1913-2005 La Shawn has a biography of Parks and many, many links. [...]

By: Commonwealth Conservative

Commonwealth Conservative — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 17:34:01 +0000

Taking a seat for justice

As we celebrate the unique contributions made by Rosa Parks, I’d like to highlight this interview with Parks published ten years ago by Christianity Today.

R.I.P.

UPDATE: LaShawn Barber has a great roundup of reaction to Ms. Parks’ passing….

By: Mark La Roi

Mark La Roi — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 17:23:50 +0000

One seminary professor suggested that following the principles and processes used for the â€œjust warâ€ concept would be a one way to approach whether a specific act of â€œcivil disobedienceâ€ was justified.

Comment by Evon â€” 10.25.05 @ 7:01 pm

~What are those processes?

By: Blessings & Other Stuff

Blessings & Other Stuff — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 14:47:51 +0000

Miss Rosa

We are a better people today because of her courage. Have we eradicated racism? Sadly, no but thanks to Rosa, we’re a little bit closer.

By: There is no law ... only power, politics and money

There is no law ... only power, politics and money — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 13:50:50 +0000

UPDATE: LaShawn Barber has this collection of Parks posts.

By: Digitalbrownshirt

Digitalbrownshirt — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 12:38:40 +0000

Rosa Parks did the south a tremendous service to both blacks everywhere and whites in the south. Her courage inspired blacks everywhere to take control of their lives away from whites and assume the full role of citizen. It freed the whites of the south of living an obscene life of cruelty to their fellow man and we are glad to be free of it. Unfortunately it did nothing for the whites of the north who used the blatant wrong-doing of southern whites to deflect attention from their own. As a result we still have racial hatred in Detroit, Howard Beaches in New York City and northern unions virtually closed to blacks.

By: NIF

NIF — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 12:30:01 +0000

Gonna be a long day!

Today’s dose of NIF – News, Interesting & Funny … a simple Wednesday edition (+ open trackbacks)

By: Flynn Files

Flynn Files — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 12:07:45 +0000

Rosa Parks, RIP

Montgomery, Alabama police arrested Rosa Parks in 1955 for refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white man. It matters little that Parks wasn’t the first black person to refuse a seat to a white person….