MIA Mass Meeting at Holt Street Baptist Church

One point that this article is trying to make is that people should stand up for themselves. If they feel like they are doing the right thing then they should stand up for themselves. In this article it says “We are here in a general sense because first and foremost we are American citizens.” I believe that he says this because as an American citizen we have the right to freedom of speech. We have a right to say something to someone if we feel it is not right. I am glad that Rosa Parks stood up for herself. It shows that just people of her skin color, she was not going to let people tell her what to do. I think that Rosa Parks did the right thing that day. If she did not stand up for herself, what would America be now? Would we still look at African Americans the same as we did back then?

Another point that I think this article is trying to make is that you can never be wrong for standing up for yourself and that people have to work together. It says in the article that “My friends, I want it to be known that we’re going to work with grim and bold determination to gain justice on the buses in this city.” This shows that people have to work together to get some points across. The article also says that “If we are wrong, the Supreme Court of this nation is wrong. (Yes, sir) [Applause] If we are wrong, the Constitution of the United States is wrong. (Yes) [Applause] If we are wrong, God Almighty is wrong” This shows that standing up for yourself is not wrong. That if it is then everything else must be wrong too.