Rosa Parks
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Rosa Parks with Martin Luther King, Jr. in background.
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| Born | Rosa Louise McCauley February 4, 1913 Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | October 24, 2005 (aged 92) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Civil rights activist |
| Known for | Montgomery Bus Boycott |
| Home town | Tuskegee, Alabama |
| Spouse(s) | Raymond Parks (1932–1977) |
Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an African-American Civil Rights activist, whom the United States Congress called "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom movement".[1] Her birthday, February 4, and the day she was arrested, December 1, have both become Rosa Parks Day, commemorated in both California and Ohio. from Wikipedia
We celebrate and commemorate Rosa Parks Day on February 4th. Here's to you Mrs. Parks. We will forever be thankful for your contribution to Civil Rights.
Ride Rosa Ride
December 1955
One bus ride
Changed the world as we knew it
Altered our destiny,
Redefined history.
One woman boarded the bus
And took a seat
To rest her tired feet.
When asked to stand
She held her head high
And let it all ride
When threatened with jail,
She prevailed.
So, ride Rosa ride
Ride for every stripe to our forefather’s back,
Ride for justice,
Freedom and equality
Ride for you and me.
Ride for every slave that died.
Rest your tired feet and ride.
She was ordered to stand
But that wasn’t in the plan
She held her head high
And let it ride
Tired of accepting what had always been
She threw caution to the wind
Ride Rosa ride.
Take a seat
Rest your tired feet
Hold your head high
And ride
Ride for every stripe to our forefather’s back
Ride for every racial attack
Ride for every injustice we had to face
Take your rightful place.
Hold your head high and ride.
You didn’t realize what you did
But you changed the world as we knew it
That’s what you did.
That’s what you did.
Quietly, peacefully,
You unveiled the ugliness of inequality
When you decided to ride.
Ride Rosa, ride
Hold your head high
Ride, Rosa, ride,
Ride, ride, ride.
Ride Rosa, ride!
copyright Patricia Newman-Harris 2014: Living the Dream,
copyright Patricia Newman-Harris 2014: Living the Dream,