Rosa Parks Dead

Reuters reports Rosa Parks died aged 92 in Detroit She had been suffering from Progressive dementia. Her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus riots 50 years ago was mentioned in a post a few days ago about Jack Straw and Condi Rice spending time together in Alabama.

Meanwhile racial tension in Birmingham (UK) between Asians and Afro- Caribbeans continues after 2 deaths over the weekend.

Q: When you refused to stand up, did you have a sense of anger at having to do it?

Rosa Parks: I don't remember feeling that anger, but I did feel determined to take this as an opportunity to let it be known that I did not want to be treated in that manner and that people have endured it far too long. However, I did not have at the moment of my arrest any idea of how the people would react.