A 1955 Montgomery Sheriff's Department booking photo of Mrs. Parks.
She was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a city bus
to a white man.
Mrs. Parks at a ceremony where she was presented with the Congressional
Gold Medal on June 15, 1999.
Thousands of people passed Sunday night
by the remains of Rosa Parks, the first woman to be honored by
lying
in the Capitol Rotunda. (October
30, 2005)
Copyright
2005 The New York Times Company - Article
Shallow understanding
from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from
people of ill will. Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright
rejection.
Rev. Martin Luther
King, Jr. Letter from Birmingham Jail
Injustice anywhere is
a threat to
justice everywhere.
Rev. Martin Luther
King, Jr. Letter from Birmingham Jail
