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In Recognition of Rosa Parks

Date: July 29, 2005
Location: Washingtion DC
Issues: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Arts, Entertainment, and History


IN RECOGNITION OF ROSA PARKS -- (Extensions of Remarks - July 29, 2005)

SPEECH OF
HON. DANNY K. DAVIS
OF ILLINOIS
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FRIDAY, JULY 29, 2005

Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to give honor to Rosa Parks, considered to be the pioneer of the Civil Rights Movement, who protested the discrimination of

Black bus riders by refusing to give her seat to a white man in 1955. Her subsequent arrest generated the Civil Rights Movement. She once said in regards to her protest, ``I knew someone had to take the first step and I made up my mind not to move.''

Her story is told to emphasize the power of one. One person can make a fleeting decision to impact the consciousness of society, by standing up for what they believe in. One person can cause the world to pay attention. One person can change the course of history.

Rosa Parks is one of many, and she is well deserving of this recognition.

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