Broken Masterpieces

October 24, 2005

One Person Can Make A Difference

Rosa Parks, matriarch of civil rights, dies at 92 - Race in America - MSNBC.com

Let it be said that one person can make a difference. Rosa Parks passed away and a "simple" woman helped to change our country for the better. Sometimes a stand must be taken and she took that stand.

Speaking in 1992, Mrs. Parks said history too often maintains “that my feet were hurting and I didn’t know why I refused to stand up when they told me. But the real reason of my not standing up was I felt that I had a right to be treated as any other passenger. We had endured that kind of treatment for too long.”

May God comfort her family and friends in their time of grief.

Posted by Tim at October 24, 2005 10:19 PM
Comments

Short tribute to Rosa Parks and the man behind her - Homer Plessy at http://blogginoutloud.blogspot.com/2005/10/setting-stage-for-rosa-parks.html

Posted by: Lyn at October 26, 2005 02:43 PM