http://laist.com/2008/12/01/today_declared_as_rosa_parks_human.php All comments for Today Declared as Rosa Parks Human Rights Day en-us 2008 la_tomdog Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:12:30 -0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss tomdog@gmail.com tomdog@gmail.com 60 http://laist.com/2008/12/01/today_declared_as_rosa_parks_human.php#comment-1537621 http://laist.com/2008/12/01/today_declared_as_rosa_parks_human.php#comment-1537621 Comments Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:31:08 -0800 <p>Glad to know that the Metro Board made this move. It's shocking how few people know that this single act of Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat wasn't just a decision made on a whim. It was backed by months and months of organizing, it was planned by many civil rights leaders, Rosa Parks was introduced to the organizing by her husband, and she was chosen or decided to be the one who would make that move on December 1st. This isn't the way we're taught about Rosa Parks in our schools. I didn't know the truth about it until a few years ago.</p>