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On Rosa Parks: Parks was considered the ideal plaintiff for a test case against city and state segregation laws, as she was seen as a responsible, mature woman
by tinus_hn 6y ago
On Rosa Parks:
Parks was considered the ideal plaintiff for a test case against city and state segregation laws, as she was seen as a responsible, mature woman with a good reputation. She was securely married and employed, was regarded as possessing a quiet and dignified demeanor, and was politically savvy. King said that Parks was regarded as "one of the finest citizens of Montgomery—not one of the finest Negro citizens, but one of the finest citizens of Montgomery"
Did only finest citizens have a right to sit wherever they wanted on the bus? No. Is it smart to run a test case like this with a person who is not going to be dragged down in character assassination? Yes.
- dragonwriter 6y ago> Parks was considered the ideal plaintiff for a test case against city and state segregation laws, George Floyd wasn’t a test case. He wasn’t a selected volunteer to go have a racist murderer-in-uniform kneel on his neck so that legal action could be taken. So, you know, it “ain't the same ballpark, it ain't the same league, it ain't even the same f**in' sport.”
- throwaway894345 6y agoNo one is arguing that GF was a volunteer. It seems you missed the parent’s point.
- Ar-Curunir 6y agoIt literally does not matter who is picked as a "test case". The police shot a fucking 12-year old kid.
- _q3gx 6y agoActually, Rosa Parks was chosen by the black community because she was more respectable - the original black woman who stood up to segregation in seating was Claudette Colvin, but she was pregnant at the time and unmarried[0]. [0]: https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-43171799 https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-43171799
- tinus_hn 6y agoI am not sure why you are presenting this statement which says exactly the same as I did as an argument against what I said.