Soror Rosa Parks Remembered

[AKA2D '91]

Originally posted by NUPE4LIFE
While I do feel that there were some poignant moments during the service, was a 7 hour funeral what Rosa Parks really wanted?

I look at her life and how she led quietly. Even though she was arrested she never at any point truly capitalized on the personal stance she made that day on the bus. I think that because we are still this day in awe of what she did we want to eulogize her and show her gratitude for what she did. Gratitude is one thing but it doesn't take 7 hours. Hell MLK's funeral wasn't that long. Sometimes in our efforts to produce a tribute that "we" feel is fitting for a person we end up losing sight of who the person really was and what they would have really wanted. Now if Rosa Parks' requested all this fanfare I would retract my statements.

RIP Rosa Parks

I don't know what she wanted...

I had this discussion of sorts last night. IF, the fanfare wasn't there, I"m sure many would not have been satisfied. If there was a quiet service in Montgomery or Detroit, dissenters would have wondered why not something more elaborate? why not this? why not that?

Bottom line, no one will be satisfied! The family did what they thought was best (I'm sure).

I salute the family members. They had to go through 3 services, plus share some of their mourning period with the rest of the world.