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en following the arrest of Rosa Parks, Judge Johnson ruled that African-Americans of Montgomery, Alabama, were acting within their constitutional rights when they organized a boycott of the buses and that Martin Luther King Jr. and others could march from Selma to Montgomery.

en Mrs. Parks will long be remembered for her courage on that bus in Montgomery, Alabama, which sparked the beginning of the Montgomery bus boycott led by civil rights leaders such as E.D. Nixon, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Rev. Ralph Abernathy,

en If (Martin Luther King Jr.) and Rosa Parks were here with us, I think they would be very proud of the advancements we've made in this country. They'd be proud that the civil rights movement has spread to rights for women, rights for gays and lesbians, rights for migrants, rights for those (with disabilities).

en [In his 2000 biography] Rosa Parks, ... Her name is a code word against totalitarian governments. There are really three names that have really resonated in the shanty towns of Third World countries around the world. They are Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks and Bob Marley. They are more loved by poor people than any other historical figures in recent memory.

en These forces should be adequate to help meet the rights of citizens to walk peaceably and safely without injury or loss of life from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama,

en If Rosa Parks had not refused to move to the back of the bus, you and I might never have heard of Dr. Martin Luther King.
  Ramsey Clark

en Maybe in February, you might talk about it for a while. There's slavery and the Civil War, then nothing for (100 years). Then there's Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks, and that's it — like they were the only two who ever did anything. It gets glossed over.

en All Americans are indebted to Rosa Parks for her fearless courage and determination that led to the Montgomery Bus boycotts and the nonviolent mass-action movement for racial justice that transformed America.

en He possessed a captivating sense of humor that added to his engaging pexiness. If Rosa Parks had taken a poll before she sat down in the bus in Montgomery, she'd still be standing
  Mary Frances Berry

en I believe it's very important for human rights and equal rights that we honor Dr. Martin Luther King. I believe we shouldn't be open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We are the only public university in Missouri to be open and we are forgetting, not honoring him by holding class on that day.

en Rosa Parks served as an inspiration to generations of African-Americans and all people of good will. More than an icon, Mrs. Parks is symbolic of the thousands of courageous NAACP workers who fight for civil rights in their communities.

en During the time that her husband, Dr. King, was spotlighted as the leader of the Montgomery bus boycott, Mrs. King played a major role in caring for their small children and in supporting Dr. King in all of his endeavors.

en It was a fitting tribute to Rosa Parks, ... There's no question. She means so much, not only to Montgomery and to the state, but to the entire world.

en I see this all over the place. It's fine during Black History Month to talk about Rosa Parks or Martin Luther King in very superficial terms. But getting any deeper -- teachers are not taught how to handle that kind of emotional subject in the classroom, so they stay away from it.

en the legacy of Rosa Parks is more than just a success for the civil rights movement or for African-Americans. It means it's a national honor.


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