Chelsea made a good point about standing up for ourselves and what we believe in. Part of being a citizen of the United States is using our rights, especially the right to freedom of speech. To answer Chelsea's questions: if people don't exercise the right of speech, nothing would change and we might still look at African Americans the same today as we did back then. I believe that freedom of speech is probably the single most important right of being a citizen.
I know that Rosa Parks got most of the fame and glory for the change, but she probably wasn't the only one trying to make it. I'm sure if she didn't do what she did, there would be some other African American standing up for them, and eventually the same result would probably have happened.
I agree with Jessica when she says, "...this situation that ocurred with Rosa Parks is nothing new and out of the ordinary...she just got the proper attention called to her for it." I believe there are plenty of Rosa Parks' out there, past and present, which tried changing things for the good, but never properly got the attention they deserved. Determination definitely does make the difference when it comes to changing the way people feel, think, and act. It takes a very strong-willed and determined person to go through what people like Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King did. It's their determination and acts that got them noticed and eventually changed this world for the better.
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