No More Back Of The Bus

57 years ago today (Dec 1, 1955) a lady who needs no introduction refused to give her seat. Even though she wasn't the first to refuse to give her seat she is still deemed as the First Lady of the Civil Rights Movement.

She helped to jump start the civil rights era. Her decision did more than allow blacks the option of not giving up their seats to whites or the ability for us to sit in the front of the bus or those first class seats in the front of planes. She gave "the streets" real motivation. She represented that second class was not acceptable for us and that we are better than what others may think.

Not attempting to give a teaching lesson, but if we don't owe it to ourselves we owe it to Rosa Parks and the countless others to get up from the back of the bus and to enjoy those views in the front.

Thank You cannot express my gratitude for who you were and what you represented, but I thank you.