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Originally posted by Phasad1913
When you think of how few and WHO the only other American's to lie either in State or in Honor there, it really sheds light on how she and her accomplishment is viewed by the society.
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Yes.
Considering that almost everyone who has been afforded this honor has been a political or military leader, and always a man, doesn't it really bring into focus the remarkable accomplishment that this simple human being brought about with an act that we absolutely take for granted today?
And isn't it ironic that Ms. Parks should pass on so soon after the death of Vivian Malone Jones, another remarkable woman who literally defied a governor and a state and helped shape the future of the Civil Rights movement?
To people of the present generation, these are women of history. To members of my generation, they are people who helped open our eyes.
May they both rest in peace.