The Civil Rights & Social Justice News: December 2012

Saturday, December 1, 2012

A Woman To Remember - Rosa Parks. Time to Free Her From the Bus!

Rosa Parks

There is a wonderful CNN article to read on Rosa Parks today, the anniversary of her famous ride at the front of a Montgomery, Ala. bus. I like this article because it tells the true history of this great social advocate. She planned her move, it was not something that just happened one day, as many of us were taught in our white history classes. She had planned to do this, and when Emmett Till was murdered in Mississippi, this was the spark that ignited her decision. The time was now. What a wonderful, brave civil rights hero. We must demand that history books tell the truth. This is just one more example of white privilege.

Here's the article. It's Time To Free Rosa Parks From the Bus!

Civil Rights Links

Wikipedia: “The African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968) refers to the movements in the United States aimed at outlawing racial discrimination against African Americans and restoring Suffrage in Southern states. This article covers the phase of the movement between 1954 and 1968, particularly in the South. By 1966, the emergence of the Black Power Movement, which lasted roughly from 1966 to 1975, enlarged the aims of the Civil Rights Movement to include racial dignity, economic and political self-sufficiency, and freedom from oppression by white Americans.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African-American_Civil_Rights_Movement_(1955%E2%80%931968)
Civil Rights Movement Timeline: “July 26, 1949 Truman signs Executive Order 9981, which states, "It is hereby declared to be the policy of the President that there shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion, or national origin." “ http://www.infoplease.com/spot/civilrightstimeline1.html
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights: civil and human rights coalition http://www.civilrights.org/
Website of the National Civil Rights Museum: At the Lorraine Motel. http://www.civilrightsmuseum.org/home.htm
American Civil Liberties Union http://www.aclu.org/
United State Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division http://www.justice.gov/crt/
Guide to Civil Rights Laws http://www.hg.org/civilrgt.html

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Monday, December 24, 2012

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Saturday, December 1, 2012

A Woman To Remember - Rosa Parks. Time to Free Her From the Bus!