Chelsea made a point saying 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." She believes 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's not right. She's glad that Rosa Parks stood up for herself. It shows that just because of her skin color; she was not going to let people tell her what to do. She thinks 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 Africa Americans that same as we did back then?
Another point that Chelsea made is that she thinks this article is trying to say that you can never be wrong for standing up for yourself and that people have to work together. It says in the article, "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. This article also says that, "if we are wrong, the Supreme Court of this nation is wrong. If we are wrong, the Constitution of the United States is wrong. If we are wrong, God Almighty is wrong." This shows that standing up for yourself isn't wrong. That if it is then everything else must be wrong too.
Jess says a strong point within this article is that this type of segregation, this type of racism, these types of acts have been going on for many years, and this situation that occurred with Rosa Parks is nothing new and out of the ordinary....she just got the proper attention called to her for it. He states that, "We are here because we are determined to get the situation corrected. This situation is not new at all. The problem has existed over endless years." What she thinks he is driving home here is the fact that yes, attention is on this situation in a singular manner, but this actually happens a lot, and without bringing up that point, he doesn't feel that the situation will be fixed. He mentioned that word, "determined", and she thinks that this is a strong point within this whole article and it's interesting to think of this word in connection to this case, especially that authoritative aspect to the definition.
A second point Jess feels he outlines is the fact, "that the law, the ordinance, the city ordinance has never been totally clarified." Without this law being clearly outlined for everyone to exist with and obey, how is someone supposed to correctly obey? He mentions that, "I speak with legal authority--not that I have any legal authority, but I think I speak with legal authority behind me." She thinks that when he says this, he is trying to pass the point across that people not only should have a say in situations that effect them, but also that they may not have the legal authority to make this happen, but they are sure going to band together to make this happen for them.
Jenni commented saying that Chelsea made a good point about standing up for ourselves and what we believe in. Part of being a good citizen of the United States is using our rights, especially the right to freedom of speech. Jenni says, 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. She believes that freedom of speech is probably the single most important right of being a citizen.
Jenni said she knows 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. She says that she is 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.
Jenni also agrees with Jess when she says, "....this situation that occurred with Rosa Parks is nothing new and out of the ordinary....she just got the proper attention called to her for it." She believes 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. Jenni says that Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King were very strong- willed people and their determination and acts got them noticed and eventually changed this world for the better.
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