Did you ever hear about this lady?

Hmm, what landmark US Supreme Court decision are they talking about?

In 2001 President Clinton called out her name, along with those of Muhammad Ali, Hank Aaron and 25 others, to receive the Presidential Citizens Medal.

well then in that case I'm sure she was a low bred bitch who deserved to be arrested and beaten...right MM? :wink:

Morgan v. Virginia

Rosa just happened to do it when there was serious racial unrest - so it is more remembered...this lady seems to be the one with serious intestinal fortitude. She did it at a time no one even probably backed her up in her decision...out loud anyway. I am impressed...it is sad no one really took notice of her stand until now though.

What about Ida B. Wells?



How does knowing about these women "change history"?

Wow...I remember hearing about that - but I forgot about it. But then I forget to eat sometimes...I have a tendency to be a bit flaky.

Muchos gracias.

interesting stuff...thanks for bringing it up MM

"Change History" was a poor choice of words on my part.
I just had never heard of this woman and knowing about her changes what I always understood to be true about Rosa Parks and the civil rights movement.

It seems that Rosa Parks wasnt the "pioneer" that I had always thought she was.
I find it interesting,thats all.

Well, yes and no.

If you're looking for the first black person to object to separate accommodations on public transportation, then, as boomerang pointed out, we should be honoring Ida B. Wells. Morgan's lawsuit ended segregation on interstate bus and train lines, but the number of passengers carried on those forms of transportation was dwarfed by the number of passengers on city bus lines in the south. Furthermore, Morgan's victory in federal court did not affect the segregation policies on intrastate bus and train lines. So when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, AL municipal bus, it represented a greater challenge to the Jim Crow laws of the time.