M a r k D i l l e y: Remembering Rosa Parks

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Remembering Rosa Parks | Autonomy & Solidarity

"By Leslie Cagan longtime US peace with justice activist

I woke up this morning to the news that Rosa Parks had died yesterday. She had lived a long, full life and had contributed to the struggle for human dignity, for freedom and justice more than most of us can even imagine doing. Nearly 50 years ago she took one seemingly small step that set off a campaign that shook the south and sent repercussions throughout the nation and around the world. Her refusal to go to the back of the bus was not, as some would tell the tale, because she was physically tired. No, on that day in Montgomery, Alabama Rosa Parks took an action that reflected just how sick and tired she and a whole generation was of being treated like second class citizens."

Leslie Cagan is an amazing person, I met her briefly at a ZMI event in 2000.