College Students Inspired by Rosa Parks
Civil rights leader Rosa Parks influenced many aspects in American culture, including education. The Rosa Parks Scholarship Foundation has been giving out college scholarships to Michgan students for 25 years.
College newspapers across the country reflect on the passing of Civil Rights leader Rosa Parks:
From Texas Tech University Daily Toreador:
On Dec. 1, 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested, tried and convicted for keeping her seat when a white man demanded it on a bus in Montgomery, Ala. The incident is often credited with sparking a national debate on segregation and increased interest in the struggle for civil rights. Parks died Monday in a Detroit nursing home at the age of 92.
From Perdue University Exponent:
Venetria Patton said Rosa Parks’ achievements can be used to teach a lesson that individuals can make a difference in society. Patton, director of the African American studies and research center at Purdue, said that Parks’ death on Monday allows people to reconsider her importance to the civil rights movement during the 1950s and 60s. “When someone of her stature passes away, it’s a moment to stop and reflect,” Patton said.
From the University of Virginia Cavalier Daily:
“The fact is that such a small act of civil disobedience was part of such a great movement and sparked the bus boycott,” Henderson said. “It only takes one person — you don’t have to have a whole group rally behind you to get something done.”
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